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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

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“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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“I had big shoes to fill, but I knew I had a lot to offer on my own. I think Billy Corgan saw that in me”: From Veruca Salt to the Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage, Nicole Fiorentino has become alt-rock's go-to bassist

Traditionally a tube amp user, the Reverend Decision fan is hitting the Helix-powered stage with Shirley Manson and co., with in-ear monitors and no pedals – and delivering her own bass take on the band's classics

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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

“I woke up to a DM from Shirley Manson asking if I'd be interested in the gig. We had never met”: Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist Nicole Fiorentino on how she landed her role in Garbage – with no audition

Fiorentino continues the trend of former Pumpkins bassists delivering the low-end for both bands

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“Hard to believe that rehearsals begin a week from Monday. We begin again. Every time a rebirth. Every time an adventure”: Another former Smashing Pumpkins bassist is joining Garbage on tour

Nicole Fiorentino follows in the footsteps of Ginger Pooley and Eric Avery in being part of both camps

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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.

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“I was just looking for a story to tell the grandkids. It was Flea who said that I might get the gig”: Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery recalls his 2003 audition for Metallica

After surviving Jane’s Addiction and touring with Alanis Morissette, Eric Avery was granted an audition with metal giants Metallica

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“This machine sues fascists.” Jack White makes good on his promise to sue Donald Trump for “flagrant misappropriation” of The White Stripes' Seven Nation Army

Artists including Garbage, Joe Satriani, Cat Power, Jason Isbell and more applaud The White Stripes's lawsuit against Donald Trump

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“I didn’t know Corgan, but I knew he wasn’t the easiest person to work with. I thought, ‘This isn’t going to last but it’ll be interesting’”: Jane’s Addiction’s Eric Avery on his brief stint with the Smashing Pumpkins and what he learned from Billy Corgan

Avery briefly worked with Corgan on what would later become the Pumpkins’ seventh album, Zeitgeist

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“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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"My coping mechanisms for a long time were alcohol and drugs." Placebo announce new documentary This Search For Meaning, featuring interviews with Robbie Williams, Garbage's Shirley Manson, Idles, Yungblud and more

"This Search for Meaning glimpses the band in a way that I do not believe they have been seen before" says director

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