What is Smashing Pumpkins?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = The Smashing Pumpkins | image = SP2012STLChaifetz.jpg | landscape = yes | alt = The Smashing Pumpkins perform on a stage with a large orb with projections. From left to right: Nicole Fiorentino, Billy Corgan, and Jeff Schroeder. | caption = 2012 line-up (left to right): [[Nicole Fiorentino]], [[Billy Corgan]], and [[Jeff Schroeder]] ([[Mike Byrne (musician)|Mike Byrne]] is obscured at the drums) performing at [[Chaifetz Arena]] in [[St. Louis|St Louis]], [[Missouri]], on October 18, 2012 | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], United States | death_date = | death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Grunge]], [[alternative metal]], [[shoegaze]], [[psychedelic rock]], [[indie rock]], [[hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[art rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[electronica]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1988–2000, 2006-present | Label = [[Caroline Records|Caroline]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[Hut Records|Hut]], [[Constantinople Records|Constantinople]], Martha's Music, Rocket Science | Associated_acts = [[Starchildren]], [[Zwan]], [[Spirits in the Sky]] | URL = {{URL|http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/}} | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = | Past_members = }} '''The''' '''Smashing Pumpkins''' (or simply '''Smashing Pumpkins''') are an American [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[Chicago]], Illinois. Formed in 1988 and disbanded on December 2, 2000. They later reformed in 2006 and are together at the moment. The members until 2000 were [[Billy Corgan]] (vocals, guitars and writes almost all of the band's songs), [[James Iha]] (guitars), [[D'Arcy Wretzky]] (bass) and [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] (drums). They are set to release an album in 2024 or 2025, produced by Howard Willing. Billy Corgan has sta