smashing pumpkins

With new music to preview and two relatively new members in the band, the Smashing Pumpkins are scheduled to begin a 12-date U.S. tour in Los Angeles on Oct. 5. The dozen concert dates are being described as a warmup to a big year of touring in 2012, which is when the Pumpkins will release their in-progress studio album, ‘Oceania.’

Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan has written a autobiography and it's due out sometime in 2012. The title is God is Everywhere, From Here to There. According to MTV, he says it's a "spiritual memoir" and will focus on his personal life and musical career. More after the jump.