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“She continues to be a beacon in the darkness”: Garbage’s Shirley Manson on why Patti Smith is one of her heroes

Manson also recalled that the first time she met Smith, she totally lost it...

Louder

“My friend called me: ‘You won’t believe this, and it’s probably not gonna happen, but I gave Billy Corgan your number. He might call you, he might not…’” Ginger Pooley reflects on her time with the Smashing Pumpkins – and why she had to give it up

Before she returns to action with Garbage, Ginger Pooley reveals how she went from teenage Pumpkins obsessive to landing the bassist spot alongside Billy Corgan, the challenge of quitting the band she loved, and what she learned along the way

Guitar World

“The work ethic gifted to me by the Pumpkins helps me get prepared… I’m excited to be playing with these amazing, legendary musicians”: Ex-Smashing Pumpkins bassist Ginger Pooley will join Garbage on their upcoming tour

Garbage will be the latest A-list artist on Pooley’s resume, after stints with The Smashing Pumpkins and Gwen Stefani

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"Carlos Santana told me I was like a shaman on stage and he wanted to do a band with me": Gavin Rossdale's stories of Keanu Reeves, David Bowie, Bono and more

He's been bitten by Shirley Manson, sung on stage with Alice In Chains, spent 15 hours a day for months with Tom Jones, and is pals with Robert Downey Jr. He’s Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, and these are his stories

Louder

"We felt like we were playing with our hands tied behind our backs. That will drive a person insane, and it did": Shirley Manson reveals how being pitched against No Doubt almost destroyed Garbage

In the early years of the 2000s the music industry decided there was only space for one female-fronted rock band, and that band wasn't Garbage

Louder

“I had to stop the show and ask these two boys if they were gonna kill me”: Garbage’s Shirley Manson on the craziest things she’s seen from the stage

The Garbage singer has witnessed a lot of odd things in the crowd in her time...

Louder

NewDad: Madra review – unfiltered songcraft in a dreamy yet spiky debut

From Pixies to Garbage, New Order to Wolf Alice, you can clearly detect the Galway four-piece’s influences – but lyrics about shame and self-doubt make this an affecting album

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“To get a vote of confidence from someone we hold in highest regard was thrilling”: Shirley Manson on how Garbage got Brian Wilson’s blessing to use a Beach Boys hook in Push It

The alt-rock titans used a classic line from Don’t Worry Baby in their 1998 hit

Louder

"You better calm down": Watch a furious Shirley Manson drop 36 'f-bombs' in under 2 minutes while breaking up a fight at a Garbage show in Los Angeles

Do. Not. Mess. With. Shirley. Manson.

Louder

Garbage truck catches on fire and dumps load

Firefighters are battling the large pile of rubbish on Industrial Drive.

Newcastle Herald

“They crawled up their own bums”: The album that made Butch Vig lose faith in Radiohead

The Garbage drummer and Nirvana producer was not impressed by Radiohead's 1999 album Kid A

Louder

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds forced to cancel US gig due to poor air quality

Wildfires in Canada have led to thick smoke being blown into the US causing hazardous levels of air pollution in many parts of the country

Manchester Evening News

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds gig cancelled in US due to air quality issues

US-based rock band Garbage had also been due to play the same night at Breese Stevens Field in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Independent UK

Noel Gallagher is not happy with the response - or lack of response - to his new songs: "People should have bought the f***ing album, then, shouldn’t they?"

Noel Gallagher says he's had a "terrible" reception to his new solo songs at live shows in the US with Garbage

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Butch Vig on playing Roland V-Drums live with Garbage: "I jumped at the chance!"

The producer and drummer recently spoke to Sweetwater about why a fully-electronic VAD drum kit is his go-to setup

Chicago Sun-Times

Garbage’s Shirley Manson excited about band’s victory ‘lap of honor’ on Noel Gallagher tour

Garbage is currently touring in support of its 2021 album “No Gods No Masters,” which Manson says was “much more political than we have ever been and probably ever will be again.”

Louder

Every Garbage album ranked from the worst to the best

Garbage have carved out a unique space in the modern rock world, and we've reviewed their eight albums to offer the definitive guide to their catalogue

Los Angeles Times

Jack White pens poetic ode to Meg White after White Stripes drummer was maligned

Jack White dedicated a poem on Wednesday to his former wife and bandmate, Meg White, after a journalist posted a disparaging tweet about the White Stripes drummer that went viral.

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Newcastle Herald

Public urged to take charge of problem waste as batteries burn garbage trucks

Garbage trucks have been burned as a consequence of problem waste like lithium-ion batteries exploding when crushed.

Daily Mirror

Shirley Manson teases new Garbage album packed with 'gut punch' songs

The singer says she's been back in the studio with the boys - Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig - as they are working on the follow up album to 2021's No Gods No Masters

The Independent UK

New this week: Scary movies, Lainey Wilson, 'Call of Duty'

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Lainey Wilson and a Garbage anthology, the video on demand releases of horror films “Pearl” and “Barbarian” and the latest installment of the “Call of Duty” video game franchise

Daily Record

Shirley Manson: The next Bond shouldn't be white

The Garbage singer insists change should come for the super-sky after Daniel Craig quit.

The Guardian - UK

Shirley Manson: ‘I took a crap on a cheating boyfriend’s breakfast cereal. I’m not ashamed’

The singer on sexism in rock, overcoming shyness and taking revenge to the extreme

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Garbage’s Shirley Manson

The Scottish alt-rock performer has sold millions of records, recorded a Bond theme and inspired a generation of songwriters from Lady Gaga to Florence Welch. Now she’s ready to answer your questions about her storied career

Daily Record

Toyah Willcox on refusing to be 'controlled' by age, and playing Glasgow with Billy Idol

The It's a Mystery star has found a new audience with her YouTube videos.

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