According to Shirley’s tour diaries, she bumped into Nickleback’s Chad Kroeger in her latest trip to Australia: “Well blow me, but did I not turn around idly to survey the line behind me and who should be glaring straight at me but yes you’ve guessed it…..Chad Kroeger!! I had to grin.It was all I could […]
Shirley Manson, lead singer with rock group Garbage, has been named as patron of an HIV charity. The Scottish star is patron of Waverley Care, Scotland’s largest HIV charity, which is based in her home city of Edinburgh. Talking about the honour she felt at taking up the post, she disclosed that she was once […]
It took five backbreaking months to bring VF’s dazzling November issue to fruition, but it is finally here and it is something to see. Sharing cover space with Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Lopez are Sheryl Crow, Alicia Keys, Eve, Nelly Furtado, Norah Jones. Shirley Manson, living legend Debbie Harry and for the ladies, Barry White. […]
Here’s what Shirley said (on her tour diary) on Christina Aguilera’s latest video: “Cheered myself up by watching the new Christina Aguilera video on the net and it was everything I could ever hope it would be.(Totally and utterly icky.) And I should erect a statue to whoever it was who had the grand idea […]
The reader’s choice for the 100 greatest CDs of all time has Version 2.0 in the #92 spot. The Rolling Stone issue has a small picture of the CD and quotes from Shirley “I’m no great beauty, I’m no great intellect.” It also says that “Some of the songs were mixed down from more than […]
The vTeam is a select group of Garbage fans helping to spread the word about the band’s music across the net and beyond. People that complete the missions assigned can earn anything from posters and rare promo CDs – to signed merchandising, backstage concert tickets and more. They want the following people to get involved: […]
VH1 Counts Down Music’s ‘100 Sexiest Artists’ In Five-Hour, Five Night Special, Premiering September 23-27 at 10:00 P.M. (ET/PT). On the list, Shirley Manson is at 60th. In other positions are: Madonna (1st), Elvis Priesley (2nd), Jennifer Lopez (3rd), Christina Aguilera (62nd) and N’SYNC (93rd).
New certifications have come through from Australia. Beautifulgarbage has been certified Double Platinum and Cherry Lips has been certified Gold in Australia. Thanks to all the fans in Oz for your support. Garbage have just released a special beautifulgarbage edition for Australia, numbered and limited!