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"Shirley Manson sings like a pissed-off angel and has attitude to spare": Garbage's classic electro-grunge-goth-pop debut, revisited

Combining Massive Attack with Nine Inch Nails and the Smashing Pumpkins was always a great elevator pitch

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Garbage singer Shirley Manson 'doesn't care' if she is cancelled after enjoying a 'great career'

Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson "doesn't care" if she is cancelled, because she's had a "great career", but admitted she would feel "guilty" that she had "messed s**t up" for her band.

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"I don’t want to pretend everything’s hunky dory." Shirley Manson says that she feels "isolated" in Garbage, admits "there's very little proper communication about anything at all"

Shirley Manson admits to frustrations with the Garbage "boys’ club"

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‘I’m astounded by the apathy around me’: Shirley Manson on Kneecap, the BBC and her ‘bionic hips’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Garbage singer has overcome ageism, surgery and band isolation to return with a fire-breathing new album. She talks to Kate Hutchinson about the crisis in Gaza, her concern over ‘the erosion of our democracy’, and having a ‘coven’ of supportive women in rock. And no, she…

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"Shirley Manson takes aim at cruel ideologies and bigots of all shapes and sizes": The electro-goth revival continues on Garbage's Let All That We Imagine Be The Light

Shirley Manson and co. are still in their prime, going both nowhere and back to the future-rock frontline

Louder

“Only Happy When It Rains has a solo and lot of that is backward guitar. We had to figure out how to play it –and flipped the two-inch tape reels over. I struggle playing that every night!” Garbage’s Duke Erikson and Steve Marker don't like to look back

The pair discuss experimenting without overthinking, how they know when a song is going to work, when to delete a clever guitar part, and why it’s still hard to play one of their biggest hits

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"There was a lot of rejection, because I was a skinny Black girl trying to be the singer of a rock band." How Skunk Anansie's Skin went from Bob Marley-attended basement parties to a Glastonbury-headlining Britrock icon

From Oasis attending their early gigs to hanging out with David Bowie and Lemmy, Skin became a true rock icon in the 90s

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"At first, they thought it was a marvellous distraction, a joyous kink. Then there was a sense of, 'You can go back to the hole that you crawled out of'." Garbage's Shirley Manson on how the patriarchy seeks to crush women's voices in the music industry

Garbage's Shirley Manson refuses to be pushed to the margins by music industry misogynists

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'I hate the phrase mental health, as applied to me...' Shirley Manson says depression can be a 'healthy part of existing'

Shirley Manson - frontwoman of Garbage - believes her bouts of depression are a 'healthy part of existing in the world'.

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Garbage star Shirley Manson found photoshoots 'repulsive'

Garbage star Shirley Manson has admitted she hated the "visual accompaniment" to her music career - admitting she found photoshoots "repulsive" because they damaged her self-esteem.

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Garbage's Shirley Manson suffered 'a lot of indignity' after hip replacement surgery

Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson has revealed she suffered "a lot of indignity" after undergoing hip replacement surgery - revealing having two operations to fix her mobility issues was "dark and depressing and soul-crushing, and also kind of wonderful".

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‘I’ve pulled myself out of a very dark abyss’: Garbage’s Shirley Manson on depression, sexism, dodgy hips and happiness

The press loved her – but also hated her. Her band was huge – and then it fractured. She started two tours – and had to abandon them. The singer talks about 30 years of heaven and hell

The Guardian - UK

“Live music’s important, it’s ingrained in our soul, click the link”: Take 15 minutes to save the future of live music – take the Music Fans Voice survey today

Kate Nash, Shirley Manson, Lambrini Girls, Edgar Wright, Danny Dyer and more want you to help save the UK music scene

MusicRadar

Treat your hi-fi system to these 11 incredible albums celebrating their 30th birthday this year

We've compiled 11 iconic albums from 1995 that are enjoying their 30th anniversary this year.

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Shirley Manson selling off iconic Garbage dress

Garbage star Shirley Manson is selling off the iconic polka dot dress she wore in the band's 'I Think I’m Paranoid' video to raise money to help those affected by the California wildfires.

The National (Scotland)

Fleabag star calls on Scottish Government to invest in culture

ACTOR Bill Paterson has joined Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson and other notable Scots to put pressure on the Scottish Government to invest in…

Evening Standard

Arts sector urges ministers to outline timetable to #InvestInCulture

Members of Garbage and Idlewild are among those backing the campaign.

Louder

"I was so traumatised by the music industry, severely depressed. To have the thing you love destroyed by other people is soul-destroying." How Du Blonde quit trying to please toxic men and music business scumbags, and started living her best life

"Being signed to record labels made me fall so out of love with making music that I almost stopped." The music industry needs more artists like Du Blonde, but Du Blonde doesn't need the music industry at all

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Frankie Boyle and Joe Lycett among celebrities opposing Rosebank

SCOTTISH celebrities including Frankie Boyle and Shirley Manson are getting behind a legal case against the Rosebank oil field.

Woman & Home

Girl power, timeless talents and questionable fashion - the music stars of the 90s that we'll worship forever

Ready to revisit the 90s? These stars captured the sound and the spirit of the decade

Louder

“America is so divided. Trump is clearly unhinged.” Punk priestess Patti Smith still fears for all our futures

Patti Smith isn't a Donald Trump fan

Louder

“I returned home from tour an absolute hot mess. So broken that my poor husband had to push me through Heathrow and LAX airports in a wheelchair.” Shirley Manson reveals why Garbage had to cancel their 2024 plans

Ever wondered what Shirley Manson's vocal cords look like? Wonder no more

The National (Scotland)

Garbage cancel 2024 shows after Shirley Manson injured on tour

Garbage have announced they will cancel the rest of their shows for 2024 after lead singer Shirley Manson was injured on their recent European tour

The Guardian - UK

Garbage review – Shirley Manson is alt-rock’s homecoming queen

The Edinburgh-born singer is captivating and gleefully confrontational in this set from the veteran band that blends candy-coloured pop with gothic heaviness

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“It was mega! I don’t think I’ll ever forget it, even when I get senile”: Garbage’s Shirley Manson on the time her band opened the Scottish Parliament

The alt-rock giants were invited to play as part of the Scottish Parliament celebrations in 1999

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