Though no official, Corgan-sanctioned announcement has been made, news is trickling in from different sources confirming that Smashing Pumpkins are indeed reuniting this spring. NME is reporting that a spokesperson for Azoff Management confirmed Thursday that they had signed Jimmy Chamberlin and Billy Corgan, who are working on new music together, as Smashing Pumpkins. Melissa Auf Der Maur, the band's former bassist, also confirmed a reunion in interviews this week. "From what I understand, Billy [will be] making a Pumpkins record over the next little while," she told MTV News. "Everyone knows Billy doesn't need too many people to make a Pumpkins record, other than Jimmy, who he has [on board]." Auf Der Maur didn't know if other former Pumpkins D'Arcy Wretzky (whom she replaced in 1999) or James Iha had been approached for the reunion, but she said that she would be happy to join if asked. "My services are there for him whenever he needs them," she said. "Assuming I'm not on tour, but even then, we can cross paths. I love the Pumpkins, and to play those songs again would be nothing but fun for me. It was a big part of my life."
Rumors of a Pumpkins reunion have been circulating since last June when Corgan took out a full-page ad in both local Chicago papers announcing his intentions to “renew and revive” the band. Corgan later added fuel to the fire with a cryptic post on his Myspace page on December 11 that teased, “The surprise I have in store for you all will be announced soon enough....hold on to your horses. Afterall [sic], good things surely comes to those who wait....Don't you just love the suspense?” Most recently, the reunited band was rumored to be headlining Coachella, an assertion that turned out not to be true after the lineup was announced this week.