Billy Corgan On The Offensive

Billy Corgan vs. the record industry. No doubt an interesting war. And Billy Corgan has launched the first attack. For the first time ever, The Smashing Pumpkins will be releasing their brand new songs not as an album, but as individual downloads on the Smashing Pumpkins website. Corgan, who was recently in Chicago for a benefit show at The LaSalle Power Company, said "I think a song at a time over the course of three to four years makes sense. I figured this was the best way to skip all that drama. All that drama is really boring."

The band plans on releasing 44 new songs when all is said and done. The project, Teargarden By Kaleidyscope, is already underway with two songs, A Song For A Sun and Widow Wake My Mind, currently available for download. Check out both songs below.


A Song For A Sun


Widow Wake My Mind

Corgan’s first shot was a big one. Can the record industry respond? Sure. Will they? Probably not. When doing battle in the world of free downloads, they can’t win. The fans sure pick up a victory though. Three to four years of new Pumpkins music is never a bad thing. Click here or check back with us for updates on when additional downloads are available.