Encore: Billy Corgan joins host Stephen Kallao for “Sense Of Place: Chicago”

World Cafe shines a spotlight on Chicago for the new Sense of Place series! Coming up, it’s a 2020 interview with The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Billy Corgan. He’ll share about their latest record, what he thinks about the state of the music industry, and memories about the Pumpkins’ landmark album, Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Plus, hear Billy’s solo acoustic performance of some of the band’s classics.

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*Johnny Clegg “Cruel Crazy Beautiful World” World Cafe 10th Anniversary Edition

The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” Recorded Live For World Cafe

The Smashing Pumpkins “Wrath” Recorded Live For World Cafe

The Smashing Pumpkins “Black Lung” Recorded Live For World Cafe

The Smashing Pumpkins “Perfect” Recorded Live For World Cafe

Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Nevermind

Soul Coughing “Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago” Ruby Vroom

Wilco “Falling Apart (Right Now) Cruel Country

Hour Two
*Radiohead “Let Down” Ok Computer

Everything But The Girl “Nothing Left To Lose” Fuse

The Police “Spirits In The Material World” Ghost In The Machine

Bruce Springsteen “Turn Back The Hands Of Time” Only The Strong Survive

Lily Allen “Ldn” Alright, Still

Lcd Soundsystem “New Body Rhumba” White Noise Ost

U2 “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” War

Lana Del Rey “Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

Tune-Yards “Hold Yourself” Sketchy

Darlingside “1979” Whippoorwill Ep

Stone “Money (Hope Ain’t Gone)” Punkadonk (E.P.)

Phoenix “Everything Is Everything” Alphabetical

Momma “Speeding 72” Household Name

*Optional Song