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Shirley Manson Would Rather Piss You Off Than Be Pissed On


I don't want to give too much away, but I will say that it's nice to see that the producers of the Terminator spin-off show haven't given up the parent franchise's commitment to using morphing technology at any cost. Hands up if, like me, you're hoping that this cameo on last night's episode of the show means that there will be a Garbage version of "You Could Be Mine" sooner, rather than later. [YouTube]

12:15 PM on Wed Sep 10 2008
By Maura Johnston
519 views, 9 comments

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Shirley Manson's Label Apparently Unfamiliar With Garbage Catalog

Oh, "women in alt-rock" of yore, where are you these days? Well, Liz Phair is reviewing books. Beth Gibbons is being self-deprecating right after she gets offstage. And Shirley Manson of Garbage has been working for the MAC AIDS Fund and adopting a rescue dog—and she's been working on a solo album, too, although don't expect it to be in stores anytime soon. The project has hit a snag—not because she doesn't want to work on it, but apparently because it's too gloomy for the suits at her label. No, really! More »

3:30 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,461 views, 15 comments

Latest by thewriteguy: If she went the same route as Radiohead, I'd definitely buy her solo album as a digital download. We need more notable singers and bands (the names who were popular a few years ago but for some reason aren't being pushed more »

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Metallica Pours Its Misery Down On The Shoreline Amphitheatre


If you ever thought that what Garbage's "I'm Only Happy When It Rains" really needed was to sound like Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters"—and to have the melodic counterpoint on its chorus snuffed out by someone who couldn't quite hit its not-really-that-high note—then you're going to love James Hetfield & Co.'s cover of the song from Saturday night's Bridge School Benefit in California. More »

11:30 AM on Mon Oct 29 2007
By mjohnston
767 views, 6 comments