"1979" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins.
 Released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness", "1979" was written by frontman Billy Corgan, and features loops and samples that were uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs.
 The song was written as a coming of age story by Corgan.
 In the year 1979, Corgan was 12 and this is what he considered his transition into adolescence.
 The song was popular with critics and fans; Allmusic's Amy Hanson called it a "somewhat surprising hit".
 The song was nominated for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video.
 In 2012, it was voted the second-best Smashing Pumpkins song by Rolling Stone magazine readers.
The Smashing Pumpkins are an alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988.
 The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist Billy Corgan and guitarist James Iha after the demise of Corgan's first band, The Marked.
 Since its inception, The Smashing Pumpkins has gone through multiple line-up changes, with Corgan the only consistent member.
"A Song for a Son" is a 2009 song by the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins.
 It was the first track released from "" from the band's 8th album "Teargarden by Kaleidyscope".
 The song contains an extended guitar solo, inspired by Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, recorded live by Billy Corgan.
 Written on an acoustic guitar, Corgan left the meaning of the song vague, but later realized it has a lot to do with his relationship with his father.
 Corgan consciously set the song in 1975, the year he started listening heavily to rock music, considering Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, UFO, and Rainbow influences on the sound.
Seth Edward Putnam (May 15, 1968 – June 11, 2011) was an American musician who was the founder of grindcore band Anal Cunt.
 He was known for his brutal screaming and lyrics that either shock, offend, or invoke morbid humor.
 Throughout his career, Putnam had been involved in many side projects, including backing vocals on Pantera's "The Great Southern Trendkill."
The Aeroplane Flies High is a five-disc box set released by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins in 1996.
 It contains expanded versions of the five singles from their album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" and also included a 44-page booklet with pictures and writings by the band's lead singer Billy Corgan, as well as lyrics.
 A limited edition release, the box reached number 42 on the "Billboard" charts, and sold 300,000 units (1.5 million discs in all), generating a platinum disc for the band.
 Originally intended to be limited to 200,000 copies, Virgin Records produced more after the original run sold out due to overwhelming and unexpected demand.
 The album was remastered in 2013 under the supervision of frontman Billy Corgan and reissued on vinyl and as a CD/DVD box set.
Starchildren was a side project of The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan.
 From 1990 to 1994 the band played a few scattered live shows, each usually featuring a different lineup of band members with only Corgan having constant involvement.
 The band officially released two songs, "Delusions of Candor", an original composition by Corgan, and a cover of "Isolation" by Joy Division.
William Patrick "Billy" Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, poet, and entrepreneur.
 He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins.
 Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois, in 1988, the band quickly gained steam with the addition of bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin.
 Strong album sales and large-scale tours propelled the band's increasing fame in the 1990s until their break-up in 2000.
 Corgan started a new band called Zwan, and after their quick demise, he released a solo album ("TheFutureEmbrace") and a collection of poetry ("Blinking with Fists") before setting his sights on reforming Smashing Pumpkins.
"Mayonaise" ["sic"] is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins, first officially released on the 1993 breakthrough album "Siamese Dream".
 It was written by Billy Corgan and James Iha and was recorded from December 1992 to March 1993 at Triclops Sound Studios.
 According to Corgan, the whistling sound (feedback) heard in "Mayonaise" came from a cheap guitar he bought, which, whenever he stopped playing it, created the whistling sound.
 This sound was then incorporated into the song.
 Corgan apparently got the title for the song after he looked "in [his] refrigerator".
Michael William Byrne (born February 6, 1990) is a drummer who was a member of the band The Smashing Pumpkins.
 When Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan called for rehearsals to replace Jimmy Chamberlin, Byrne auditioned and was chosen out of thousands of applicants.
 He played drums in Sky Saxon tribute band Spirits in the Sky for 6 shows in August 2009, along with Corgan, Kerry Brown, Kevin Dippold, Mark Tulin, Linda Strawberry, Ysanne Spevack, Mark Weitz, and Dave Navarro, and also performs drums on the ongoing Pumpkins 44-song project, "Teargarden by Kaleidyscope".
 As a part of "Teargarden", Mike contributed drumming duties on "Oceania", the Pumpkins' eighth full-length album.
 On April 17, 2010, Byrne played his first show under the Smashing Pumpkins moniker in celebration of Record Store Day.
Ogilala is the upcoming second solo album by American musician Billy Corgan (under the name William Patrick Corgan), frontman of alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins.
 The album will be released on October 13, 2017 in United States.
 The album was co-produced by Corgan with Rick Rubin, and does not feature Corgan's longtime collaborator Bjorn Thorsrud.
 "Aeronaut" preceded the record as its lead single, with a US tour beginning the day after the record's release.

Question: Are both Billy Corgan and Seth Putnam from the same country?
Answer: yes