{"id":22332,"date":"2026-07-30T20:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22332"},"modified":"2026-07-30T20:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:05:09","slug":"smashing-pumpkins-enlist-brady-bunch-actor-for-its-a-sunshine-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22332","title":{"rendered":"Smashing Pumpkins Enlist &#8216;Brady Bunch&#8217; Actor for &#8216;It&#8217;s a Sunshine Day&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Two months after Billy Corgan interviewed actor Barry Williams on his podcast, the pair reunite at Lollapalooza aftershow at Chicago\u2019s Riviera Theatre<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/lollapalooza\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lollapalooza\" data-tag=\"lollapalooza\">Lollapalooza<\/a> aftershow Wednesday produced what will likely be the oddest collaboration at the Chicago fest this year as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-smashing-pumpkins\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-smashing-pumpkins\" data-tag=\"the-smashing-pumpkins\">the Smashing Pumpkins<\/a> brought out actor Barry Williams \u2014 Greg Brady from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-brady-bunch\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-brady-bunch\" data-tag=\"the-brady-bunch\">The Brady Bunch<\/a><\/em> \u2014 to perform the sitcom family\u2019s Seventies hit \u201cIt\u2019s a Sunshine Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDuring the band\u2019s concert at Chicago\u2019s Riviera Theatre Thursday, amid a career-spanning setlist that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/smashing-pumpkins-tour-rats-in-a-cage-1235564532\/\">focused on <em>Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness<\/em><\/a>, Billy Corgan and company took a major detour by welcoming Williams and a quartet of background singers for \u201cIt\u2019s a Sunshine Day,\u201d a Steve McCarthy-penned bubblegum pop song made famous by the Brady Bunch in 1972:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Smashing Pumpkins It&amp;apos;s A Sunshine Day Barry Williams Riviera Theater Chicago IL July 29 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3g0BYkIQbYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhile the collaboration might seem bizarre on paper and even stranger in execution, listeners of Corgan\u2019s <em>The Magnificent Others<\/em> podcast perhaps weren\u2019t as surprised, as the pair sat down for an 80-minute interview in May in the famed Brady Bunch house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDuring the interview, Corgan and Williams talked about how they first met, and how when they were out on the street together, a fan came up to the actor and said \u201cHey Greg,\u201d which upset Corgan more than Williams. \u201cI was so impressed that you had sort of made peace with the whole thing,\u201d Corgan said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Barry  Williams (The Brady Bunch) | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dame6oFHMZo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWilliams spoke extensively about coming to terms with being identified in real life as his TV character \u2014 \u201cThere\u2019s a privilege in that, if you have a good attitude about it. 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