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Broadcast.com live Internet webchat

Broadcast.com hosted a live Internet webchat with Garbage to promote their live Internet webcast from Dallas, TX at the Bronco Bowl on October 15. It drew the largest audience for a chat in Broadcast.com’s history. Total attendance was 5,268 people chatting simultaneously. The second largest chat for Broadcast.com was the New York Yankees, which drew […]

Version 2.0 is a hit

Version 2.0 Debuts At The Top Of The Charts Worldwide!: In The USA Garbage Ships GOLD (500,000) In It’s First Week. #1 in U.K., Belgium, France, and New Zealand! #2 in Canada, Hong Kong, and Iceland! #3 in Taiwan! #4 in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Norway, and Portugal! #5 in Australia!

Memorabilia on Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas

On October 6, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV received a donated piece of Garbage memorabilia. The outfit Shirley Manson wore in the “Queer” video — from the band’s mutli-platinum debut album — will be on display indefinitely.

Nominations for the 1998 MTV European Music Awards

Garbage is up for 3 nominations at this years MTV Europe Music Awards! They are tied for the 2nd most nominations with Madonna! Here are the nominations :Best Group, Best Rock Act, Best Video of the Year! Perfomers include REM, Madonna, & many more! Garbage has been nominated for best Alternative/Modern Rock Video for Push […]

Garbage wins nothing at Mtv’s Music Video Awards

Garbage lost in all of its nominated categories at the MTV Video Music Awards. The band was interviewd at the pre-show and they all looked great! Lets see what comes out from the MTV Euro Awards! As for how Shirley felt about the awards look at what she had to say: “The highlight tonight was […]

Garbage Record Acoustic B-Side For Next Single

Electro-rockers Garbage aim to throw their fans for a loop with a recently recorded B-side for their upcoming single, “Special”. “We just recorded this acoustic version of [”Medication”] with just guitars, piano and vocals instead of the typical layers-and-layers Garbage approach,” said the band’s guitarist, Steve Marker. “Medication” is one of several B-sides recorded by […]

MTV’s 1998 Music Video Awards

Garbage has received 8 nominations from MTV’s 1998 Music Video Awards for the video ‘Push It’ directed by Andrea Giacobbe. The categories include: Best Group Video, Best Alternative Video, Best Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography.