Billy Corgan Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

The story of the return of Billy Corgan’s Gish guitar

Rewind to June 1992. The Smashing Pumpkins had recently issued their debut album, Gish, and were on tour in Detroit.

“Shorter of breath/One day closer to death.” And in other news for April 6, 2019… Ticketmaster has been sued over

The first weekend without football since June. Time for NASCAR. And did you know that the UN has declared today

Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space on this day in 1984. And in music news for October 5,

That’s enough Asia for now. The next 24 hours will be spent flying home and posting stuff using in-flight WiFi–which,

For the second time in the last few years, Billy Corgan is on the cover of Chicago-s pre-eminent cat lover’s

If you use any piece of electronics today, remember that 57 years ago today, Robert Noyce patented the integrated circuit.

There’s been much controversy over the exclusion of D’Arcy Wretzky from the Smashing Pumpkins reunion, much of it fueled by

This is the last official full day of winter. Good riddance, really. Let’s talk about music news for March 19,

I’m going to miss the Winter Olympics when they’re over. I have a feeling, though, that I’ll be watching a

A couple of weeks back, I went to see Billy Corgan perform a two-part solo acoustic concert. The first half

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver