The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan recently admitted in a new interview that he paid a hacker out of his own pocket not to leak his newest “rock opera,” ATUM, which is out officially now.

After a rollout lasting many months, the Smashing Pumpkins released their massive new rock opera ATUM today. It almost leaked six months early thanks to a hacker who successfully gouged Billy Corgan ...

Near the end of their chat (posted on May 5), Corgan was asked if putting out new music “ever get[s] old” or if he gets “excited every time.” He responded, “It’s always a bit of a rollercoaster ride ...

Billy Corgan has revealed that he had to pay off a hacker to prevent the early release of Smashing Pumpkins’ new material. The situation evolved roughly six months ago while the band was mixing and ...