“At some point, you're told that the Beatles cross all boundaries of age, economics, and geography, so it's interesting to hear Hector Silva, who immigrated to D.C. from Colombia at age 7, say that "the Smashing Pumpkins were my Beatles" due to a "cultural disconnect". They weren't just his favorite band but also a formative one, their records serving a reference guides for him as a musician. He st”
