A Cinematic History of the Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins came of age during the golden age of music videos, and like most of their alt-rock peers they represented a rebellion against the perceived vapidity of MTV-centric pop culture while also revolutionizing its aesthetics enough to keep it alive into the new millennium. In other words, they made a lot of extremely cool music videos.

As one of rock’s most cinematic bands, the Pumpkins wove influences and references from the entire history of movie-making into their videos. Film critic Laura Wynne picks breaks down 10 of them that defined their story… read more >