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Billy Corgan on evolution of rock & 90s wave of alt music
Clip: Special | 1m 46s
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan discusses online media's impact on rock music.
Soundcheck host Jen Eckert and frontman Billy Corgan discuss the impact the Internet and social media have had on the evolution of rock music over the decades as well as what Corgan has to say about the first wave of alt rock back in the 90s and its “interlopers”.
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Billy Corgan on evolution of rock & 90s wave of alt music
Clip: Special | 1m 46s
Soundcheck host Jen Eckert and frontman Billy Corgan discuss the impact the Internet and social media have had on the evolution of rock music over the decades as well as what Corgan has to say about the first wave of alt rock back in the 90s and its “interlopers”.
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