Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan just offered a great lesson in economics

In 1997, when the Smashing Pumpkins were arguably the world’s top alternative-rock band, they released a promotional single, “The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning,” in conjunction with one of the year’s bestselling films, Batman & Robin. The stars seemed aligned for a hit. Joel Schumacher’s movie had an A-list cast — George Clooney, […]