The Ramones tribue album, now due in February, was spearheaded by Rob Zombie and features a variety of acts playing songs by the legendary New York punk band. Since the pioneering group relied on three-chord riffs and basic instrument skills, it’s not hard to cover the Ramones, but it’s hard to cover the Ramones well. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
A part of the recording of a Garbage and No Doubt show, from October 20th, MA, USA will be used on a new episode of the Dawson’s Creek TV show. It’d not known what will be broadcasted Garbage songs were used in some episodes of this show: Episode #206: Special, Episode #209: You look so […]
According to Shirley’s tour diaries, Garbage will begin working on a new album in January 2003: “Walked around Brisbane a little but felt drained of energy and unenthused so I returned to my room and listened to some of the results of our week long writing session a couple of weeks ago and found some […]
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 […]