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Butch Vig Remixes Art

So what does a rock star do to break up the daily toil of recording a highly anticipated album? Well, if you’re Garbage ’s Butch Vig, you curate an art exhibit. In case the “rock & roll thing” doesn’t work out, Vig’s got a pretty solid resume to fall back on. Aside from writing songs […]

Garbage lawsuit is garbage, says Universal

The Garbage lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) is garbage, according to a spokesperson for the company. “The case is meritless,” the spokesperson told LAUNCH. No other comments on specifics of the suit were offered. Members of Garbage filed suit against UMG and its affiliated labels in California Superior Court on Monday (January 29) in […]

Garbage sues Universal, says Shirley being held for ‘Ransom’

Modern-rock hitmakers Garbage filed suit against Universal Music Group and several of its subsidiaries in order to end its relationship with the company Monday (January 29) in California Superior Court in Los Angeles. Garbage charges UMG with holding the band’s frontwoman, Shirley Manson, for “ransom,” and for “wrongful, monopolistic, and strong-arm tactics” in order to […]

Shirley Manson: Kid A is Garbage

Shirley Manson, Garbage singer, has weighed in on the Kid A debate, and her verdict is a big negative. Following the release of one of the most aggressively promoted and intensely anticipated releases, Kid A continues to divide listeners. Manson, speaking through the studio diaries posted on her band’s official web site has weighed in […]

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Calls MTV Video Awards ‘Horrid’

Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson took time out from recording lead vocals for the group’s next album to share some thoughts about the recent MTV Video Awards. She caught a rerun of the televised event and it made her feel “horrid,” according to a diary entry posted on the group’s official website (garbage.com). Manson writes: “It […]

Garbage singer rubbishes the Music Industry

GARBAGE frontwoman SHIRLEY MANSON has launched a stinging attack on the music industry after revealing that “contractual complications” could put the brakes on a possible collaboration on the FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS’ new album. Writing on garbage.com, she revealed that FLCs have approached her to sing on their next record, but said that her “contractual complications” […]

Can you remix a heap of Garbage?

Sonic Foundry announced that its Acidplanet.com Web site will act as the platform for a new “Mix Garbage with Acid” lounge at Garbage.com. End users can visit Garbage.com, download a variety of loops selected by the band, and use Acid XPress, a scaled down version of Sonic Foundry’s award-winning Acid Pro, to create their own […]

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Admits To “Cutting”

During an interview with London’s “Daily Star” tabloid, Shirley Manson, the lead singer of Garbage, admitted that for years she cut herself with a knife in a cry for help through the self-destructive practice of “cutting.” “Nobody has a clue about how hard this is to talk about,” the 33-year-old singer explained. “For me, it […]