After years of reliably ticking off and disappointing all but his most forgiving fans, this year Billy Corgan did the unthinkable: He released a legitimately good new Smashing Pumpkins album. Tuneful, pretty and fierce, <em>Oceania</em> is the most approachable Smashing Pumpkins record since the mid-\'90s, the kind of record that deserves to return the band to the arenas they once played. And indeed, it seems that was Corgan\'s intention: The band has announced an arena tour this fall, but first they\'ll warm up with a handful of theater shows, including one at the Riverside Theater on Sunday, Sept. 30. The band "will perform material from <em>Oceania</em>, as well as their classic songs," according to a press release, which seems to signal a break from Corgan\'s usual policy of avoiding most of the Pumpkins hits, out of apparent spite for his fans, the general public and the world at large.<br /><br /><a href=\"http://pabsttheater.org/show/smashingpumpkins2012\">General admission tickets</a> are $45 and go on sale Friday, Sept. 7 at noon.<br /><br />
