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Why Eric Avery didn't fit he was a good fit for Metallica or Smashing Pumpkins

The “backbone” of Jane’s Addiction reveals what he learned from his time with rock royalty, how he sculpted his unconventional approach to bass, and why cellphones are changing the way he thinks about tone

Billy Corgan and crew's renditions of hits by U2, Hole, Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, The Cure and, umm, Natalie Imbruglia

Avery briefly worked with Corgan on what would later become the Pumpkins’ seventh album, Zeitgeist

Our rundown of the finest fretboard cuts from the past four weeks is here – and with it comes new efforts from fast-rising guitar stars, a potentially generational indie rock group, Eric Clapton's favorite contemporary player and much more

Corgan’s latest signature Reverend is precision-engineered, and features an optimized string tension/scale length combo that ensures unparalleled drop-tuned playability

Aghori Mhori Mei finds Billy Corgan looking back to the era of the early Smashing Pumpkins' albums

Courtney Love teased a Hole reunion in February – is it finally happening?

Billy Corgan is not playing the hits. Or is he again now?

Despite millions of fans and their place high on the pedestal, celebrities are only human, too, which is why they might use the good old ‘block’ button as well, if you do something they don’t like. The post 50 Times People Messed With Celebrities Enough To Get Blocked first appeared…

As the UK rock heavyweights return with their first-ever double album, Black/Red, Grant Nicholas checks in to discuss his love of old strings, broken Tube Screamers and fuzz – lots and lots of fuzz…