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Shirley Manson talks Gwen Stefani

Almost 10 years after [No Doubt’s] ‘Just a Girl’ hit the airwaves, Stefani has an instantly recognisable voice, an inimitable sense of style and an impact on popular culture on par with Madonna’s. ‘There will never be anyone else quite like her,’ says Garbage singer Shirley Manson, who has known Stefani since the mid-Nineties and […]

QOTSA’s J. Homme breaks rule by using “bitches” on new album

Rocker Josh Homme made a mistake when he asked pal Shirley Manson and his girlfriend Brody Dalle to sing on the new Queens of The Stone Age album, because he had forbidden collaborators from entering the recording studio. But the “Go With The Flow” star ended up inviting Garbage’s Manson and The Distrillers singer Dalle […]

Garbage prepares to “bleed”

Rock act Garbage will release its first album in more than three years, “Bleed Like Me,” April 12 in North America via Geffen and a day earlier internationally via Warner Bros. The band was previously signed to Almo Sounds/Interscope, which released 2001’s “beautifulgarbage.” As previously reported, the new set features drum work from the Foo […]

My review of ‘Bleed Like Me’

That’s it folks, I had the opportunity to listed yesterday to an internal promo of Garbage’s “Bleed Like Me” album, and would like to share my comments with you! Albums’ total running time is 45 minutes and 8 seconds, and the tracklist is as follows: 01. “Bad Boyfriend” (3?46) 02. “Run Baby Run” (3?58) 03. […]

Garbage’s new single and tour dates

Garbage have been talking about their new studio album, describing it as a return to the original electro-rock template of their 1995 debut. Set for release April 12th (April 11 in the UK), ‘Bleed Like Me’ features 11 tracks and was produced by Butch Vig and Tony Hoffer (The Thrills, Turin Brakes). The album’s first […]

Fans to appear on new Garbage video

Garbage have asked their American fans to star in the video for their next single, “Why Do You Love Me”. The Stupid Girl rockers, fronted by Shirley Manson, are recording the promotional clip in Los Angeles later this month (January 31st). As a prelude to their fourth album “Bleed Like Me”, the band are looking […]

Garbage survives “bleed”

Early into Garbage’s recording of their fourth album, Bleed Like Me, due April 12th, long-simmering tensions in the band got bad — very bad. “I would go to the studio with a sick feeling in my stomach,” says drummer/producer Butch Vig. “And I could tell everybody was feeling that way.” But after quitting the band […]

Garbage album disturbed by mice

Rock group GARBAGE found recording their latest album BLEED LIKE ME an unexpectedly tricky task – because they were sharing a studio with mice. Frontwoman SHIRLEY MANSON was left tormented by the mice and creepy crawlies roaming the New York studio as her band tried to focus on completing the follow-up to their 2001 disc […]