Martin Barre MCNIDDER & GRACE

Guitarists Adrian and Richie prepare to take their side project on the road with shows in the UK.

From Black Sabbath awakening to jam band to Hanoi Rocks to decades-straddling solo artist, via Finland, London, NYC and beyond, he’s been up, down and up again, through thrills, spills, triumph and tragedy. You could say he’s really lived the rock’n’roll life, but that would be an understatement.

Thirty years after its release, Billy Corgan looks back at the making of The Smashing Pumpkins ’ era-defining big, bold, bombastic masterpiece Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness .

On the back of their first album in 42 years, the prog-rockers are currently playing shows in the UK.

New tribute to their former guitarist Brian James is delivered with real passion.