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‘Bleed Like Me’ Slant magazine review ***1/2 (out of 5)

Like the transvestite with a hidden surprise for all the businessmen sitting at the bar, Garbage has consistently tricked proud rockers into buying pop music. The genre-defying quartet’s pop has always been neatly tucked away beneath a coat of guitars and frenzied electronic programming—anyone who thinks “Stupid Girl” and “Special” aren’t pop songs is kidding […]

Shirley on Portuguese book “Altas Luzes”

A Shirley Manson pictured is featured on the Portuguese photo-book “Altas Luzes”, from music photographer Rita Carmo. The picture was taken during the T99 festival and this photo was already the cover of the first Garbage Box fanzine, back in 1999. See the Shirley page, signed by the photographer on the Tour Box.

Garbage updates: UK & Europe

– Garbage will appear on MTV’s TRL in the UK today, March 22nd. The show will feature a band interview. Don’t forget to tune in MTV1 at 6PM. – Garbage.com newsleteer subscribers received today the possibility to win a “Why Do You Love Me” cardboard slipcase in which you can store your copies of the […]

Vote for Shirley as FHM’s Sexiest Woman

FHM is electing this years 100 sexiest woman in the world. Please go here and list your ten sexiest women, sexiest first, or add to the list by clicking the thumbnails. Shirley is not on the thumbnails, so just type her name on field “1?! [source: fhm.com]

Garbage updates: UK & Europe

– Garbage’s single “Why Do You Love Me” will be released in UK one week after the previous date. It will now be released on April 4th, on the saem day as Europe (formats below, on March 12th news). – A new radio edit for this track will be distributed to radios soon. The edit […]

Garbage updates: France

– On the Paris Olympia show, the opening act witll be Melatonine. Visit their official website and fanclub here. – Shirley is in the cover of the french magazines Rolling Stone and Guitar Part. Go to March 2005’s magazine covers on this site. – The scheudled TV performances/shows for France are: “Traffic Music” March 25th […]

Listen to the ‘Bleed Like Me’ album and read the lyrics

Garbage Radio at Radio is playing all Bleed Like Me album tracks! Go here and turn it on! Besides the album tracks, you can also listen to older Garbage songs, as well as songs the band picked and introductions by the members. You can also read the full lyrics on Garbage Box’s new lyrics section!

‘Why Do You Love Me’ on the US Modern Rock Top 10

In their fourth week, Garbage arrive at the Top 10 of the US Billboard Modern Rock chart. This song made it’s first appearance on the chart at #39, climbing up to #20, #13 and finnaly #10. This is their first Top 10 hit since 1998’s “I Think I’m Paranoid”! “Why Do You Love Me” also […]