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Butch Vig on the Pumpkin’s “Vieuphoria”

The Smashing Pumpkins have released the DVD and CD of the 1994 VHS release “Vieuphoria”. The ‘pig’ in the foreground of this release is none other than Butch Vig. The video and DVD also contains a Spinal Tap-esque ‘interview’ with him. This was recorded on the 1994 “Siamese Dream” tour, album that Butch co-produced with […]

beautifulgarbage era b-sides poll results

The Garbage Box poll on “What’s your favourite beautifugarbage era b-side” has ended. Now, you can vote on the best year for Garbage so far. The result was: Sex Never Goes Out Of Fashion (23%); Enough Is Never Enough (22%); Use Me (22%); Begging Bone (7%); Confidence (6%); April Tenth (6%); Happiness Pt.2 (5%); I’m […]

Shirley’s wishes to 2003

“For the next year I’d like people to think more on the happiness they have than the one that doesn’t belong to them. That people enjoy their life as it is, and as they wish. I truly wish no wars, that stupid political conflicts end and that the record industry gets better. To me, I […]

Party in Hell

HELL, GRAND CAYMAN–(INTERNET WIRE)–Dec 10, 2002 — Hell got even hotter this weekend when rock band Garbage closed out their world tour with a rare concert at the Degree Gel Party in Hell…Hell, Grand Cayman. Degree flew 200 winners to the Caymans for a whirlwind weekend that featured an intimate beachside party and concert by […]

‘Only Happy When It Rains’ on MTV chart

Garbage were number 2 on MTV Europe’s top 10 girls from rock: 01 – Hole – Celebrity Skin 02 – Garbage – Only happy when it rains 03 – No Doubt – Hella Good 04 – Pink – Just like a pill 05 – Alanis Morissette – You oughta know 06 – Skunk Anansie – […]

Reunion idea is garbage!

Edinburgh lady Shirley Manson has firmly stated that there will be no Hogmanay reunion of her first band – Goodbye Mr Mackenzie. Garbage front woman Shirley said the she ‘was never consulted about the reunion’ and added, “Somebody in my old band is being a tad presumptuous and opportunistic”. Organisers of the Hogmanay party in […]

Shirley Manson on the 4th album

On interview with Nola.com, here’s the most important: the band spent two weeks writing new material at Vig’s studio in Madison, Wis. Come January, band members plan to start working on their fourth album in earnest. Guitars may play an even more significant role than on “beautifulgarbage.” “We consider ‘beautifulgarbage’ our pop record,” Manson said. […]

Shirley not cool?

Jack White of The White Stripes has been named as the coolest individual in the music world today. The singer beat the likes of Mike Skinner, Meg White and Fabrizio Morretti to top the NME Cool List 2002. Also in the top ten is Nelly, Meg White from the White Stripes, Craig Nicholls from The […]