Garbage

Garbage’s Shirley Manson: ‘Grange Hill was my best friend – it saved my life’

Ahead of a reissue of her band’s classic Beautiful Garbage, the Scottish frontwoman remembers her teenage passions, from the fiction that terrified her to the Edinburgh nightclub that set her free

As told to Dave Simpson

09, Sep, 2021 @2:43 PM

A moment that changed me: meeting the rescue dog who comforted me through unfathomable loss | Shirley Manson

When I first held my dog Veela in my arms, I was grappling with my mother’s dementia, which was followed much too soon by her death. The teachings of my little red dog helped me survive

Shirley Manson

21, Jul, 2021 @6:00 AM

Garbage review – scrappy cyberpunks make a strident homecoming

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Version 2.0, Shirley Manson’s ‘mongrel pop’ band channel robotic beats into an endearingly human performance

Graeme Virtue

05, Sep, 2018 @1:30 PM

Garbage's Shirley Manson: 'I want to feel love, lust and everything in between'

Twenty years on from their seminal album, Version 2.0, the band’s singer is still as driven by anxiety and anger as ever. She talks about her history of self-harm, the pressures of fame – and why she has become so vocal in the #MeToo movement

Eve Barlow

31, Aug, 2018 @5:00 AM

Garbage: Strange Little Birds review – a sluggish comeback

(Stunvolume)

Emily Mackay

12, Jun, 2016 @7:00 AM

Shirley Manson interview: ‘I sobbed at Bambi and walked out of Titanic’

The Garbage singer’s best and worst films ever both starred Kate Winslet

Michael Cragg

26, Oct, 2015 @10:59 AM

Garbage: how we made Garbage

Shirley Manson: ‘I was in the middle of nowhere with three men I’d never met, no credit card, no internet. Bit stupid, but there you go’

Interviews by Rebecca Nicholson

29, Sep, 2015 @6:00 AM

You’ve sold 17 million albums and you want to pay me nothing? Pat Pope’s row with Garbage

When the managers of indie giants Garbage asked photographer Pat Pope to use his pictures for no fee, he made a stand

Phil Mongredien

18, Apr, 2015 @11:05 PM

The week in music: Grammys 2015 drama, Eurovision's wildcard and more

Our weekly music news roundup, with left shark figurines and a one-off Eurovision change

Tshepo Mokoena

13, Feb, 2015 @12:00 PM

Ocean plastic is likely disappearing into the food chain, new study indicates

A study out today in Science indicates that the environmental threat of plastic in our oceans is much larger than we thought.

Andreas Merkl

12, Feb, 2015 @7:06 PM

Waxahatchee: Cerulean Salt – review

Waxahatchee aka Katie Crutchfield's blend of punky folk and worldly-wise lyricism is sure to charm, writes Kitty Empire

Kitty Empire

29, Jun, 2013 @11:03 PM

Patti Smith: how she rocks our world

Patti Smith is rock royalty, and a new album and book from the 'godmother of punk' make 2012 a jubilee year. Now 65, her influence shows no sign of waning. We spoke to musicians she has inspired, from Martha Wainwright to Johnny Marr

Interviews by Hermione Hoby, Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy and Kathy Sweeney

26, May, 2012 @11:15 PM

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