Garbage
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Garbage is a band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994 by members Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Butch Vig and Duke Erikson. They are best known for their hit singles, Stupid Girl, I'm Only Happy When It Rains, Push It and I Think I'm Paranoid.
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About
Garbage is a group of three full-time producers, Butch Vig, Duke Erikson and Steve Marker. Initially, these three producers held an informal session done in Marker's basement. They eventually recruited vocalist Shirley Manson who has previously worked with the bands Angelfish and Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie as their lead singer.
Butch Vig (shortened for Vigorson) is a native of Viroqua, Wisconsin. Learned to play the piano during his childhood and drums at his teens. He attended the University of Wisconsin in a short period of time before he pursue his career in music. He was first seen in the band, Spooner, who played the drums. Erikson was also a Spooner member who played the guitar and Marker was a New Yorker who flew to Wisconsin to attend college. He became a fan of Spooner and soon became a member of the said band. Vig left Spooner afterwards but still in touch with the band. Few years later, Spooner was renamed Firetown and Vig played the drums in a new outfit.
Firetown splintered in the late 80s due to lack of commercial success. Prior to the band's information, Marker and Vig purchased an eight-track cassette recorder and set-up a little studio in a local warehouse, which they called Smart Studios, where Vig recorded multiple local punk and alternative bands inside the warehouse. By the late 80s, Smart became one of the hippest recording studios in America. Some records released here are Touch & Go, Sub Pop and Twin/Tone among other Indie labels. After Vig produced Nirvana's Nevermind, Vig & Smart attained success in 1991. Nirvana's Nevermind has put Butch Vig into superstar producer status and couple of years later, he began producing numerous American alternative superstars in the names of Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins and L7.
After a while, Vig and Marker began playing together and convinced Erikson to join them. Soon, Erikson joined the two and Garbage was born in 1993. After a year of playing together, they eventually hired Shirley Manson after seeing Angelfish performed on MTV. Manson started out her musical career at a young age and joined the band Mr. MacKenzie at her teens. There she played the keyboards and sang as backing vocals. Few years later, she toured with the band and left Angelfish.
During the late 1994 and early 1995, Garbage recorded their debut album under Almo Records and released in the fall of 1995. After receiving numerous supports from radio and MTV, the album climbed up the chart at the end of 1995 for its single Queer received heavy airplay. By the summer of '96, Garbage has reached gold status in the US and shortly, it achieved platinum sales as Stupid Girl and I'm Only Happy When It Rains became alternative-radio staples.
In the summer of 1997, Garbage began to work for their second album, Version 2.0 that was released in May of 1998. The album went platinum afterwards and was nominated in the Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album.
In 2001, the group released their critically acclaimed third album, Beautiful Garbage. It's first single Androgyny became a moderate radio hit.
The band almost split up before returning in their fourth album, Bleed Like Me (2005) which peaked at a career-high at #4.
After four albums and seven Grammy nominations, Garbage has released Absolute Garbage in July 2007. It's a compilation album which featured the new track Tell Me Where It Hurts. Absolute Garbage contains 17 songs of extreme and intense emotion, from Stupid Girl, Queer and #1 Crush to Special, Bleed Like Me and Why Do You Love Me.
Band Members
| Member | Information |
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| Shirley Manson |
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| Duke Erikson |
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| Steve Marker |
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| Butch Vig |
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 1996 | BRIT Awards | Best International Band | Nominated |
| 1996 | BRIT Awards | Best International Newcomer | Nominated |
| 1996 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Breakthrough Artist | Won |
| 1996 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1996 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Video for Stupid Girl | Nominated |
| 1996 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist Video for Stupid Girl | Nominated |
| 1996 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Breakthrough Video for Queer | Nominated |
| 1997 | Grammy Awards | Best Rock Song for Stupid Girl | Nominated |
| 1997 | Grammy Awards | Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group for Stupid Girl | Nominated |
| 1997 | Grammy Awards | Best New Artist | Nominated |
| 1997 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Song From a Movie for #1 Crush | Nominated |
| 1997 | BMI Awards | Best Pop Song for Stupid Girl | Won |
| 1998 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Group Video for Push It | Nominated |
| 1998 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Alternative Video for Push It | Nominated |
| 1998 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Breakthrough Video for Push It | Nominated |
| 1998 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Art Direction for Push It | Nominated |
| 1998 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Editing for Push It | Nominated |
| 1998 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Cinematography for Push It | Nominated |
| 1998 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Direction for Push It | Nominated |
| 1998 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Special Effects for Push It | Nominated |
| 1998 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1998 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Rock Act | Nominated |
| 1998 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Video for Push It | Nominated |
| 1999 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Special Effects for Special | Won |
| 1999 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Art Direction for Special | Nominated |
| 1999 | Grammy Awards | Album Of The Year for Version 2.0 | Nominated |
| 1999 | Grammy Awards | Best Rock Album for Version 2.0 | Nominated |
| 2000 | Grammy Awards | Best Rock Song for Special | Nominated |
| 2000 | Grammy Awards | Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group for Special | Nominated |
| 2000 | BMI Awards | Won: Best Pop Song for Special | Won |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
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| 1995 | Garbage | * Gold (France) * 2x Platinum (Australia, Canada, UK, USA) * Multi-platinum certification awarded by Recording Industry Association of America * Multi-platinum certification awarded by Canadian Recording Industry Association * Multi-platinum certification awarded by British Phonographic Industry * Multi-platinum certification awarded by Australian Recording Industry Association |
| 1998 | Version 2 | * Gold (France, Sweden) * Platinum (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA) * 2x Platinum (United Kingdom) * Platinum certification awarded by Recording Industry Association of America * Platinum certification awarded by Canadian Recording Industry Association * Multi-platinum certification awarded by British Phonographic Industry * IFPI Platinum Europe Award awarded by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry * Platinum certification awarded by Australian Recording Industry Association |
| 2001 | beautifulgarbage | * Platinum (Australia) * Gold (Canada, New Zealand, UK) * Gold certification awarded by Canadian Recording Industry Association * Gold certification awarded by British Phonographic Industry * Multi-platinum certification awarded by Australian Recording Industry Association |
| 2002 | Cherry Lips | Gold certification awarded by Australian Recording Industry Association |
| 2005 | Bleed Like Me | * Gold (Australia) * Gold certification awarded by Australian Recording Industry Association |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | UK | IRL | GER | US Hot 100 | US Hot 100 Airplay | US Modern Rock | US Hot Dance | AUS | ISR | CAN | U.W.C. | |
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| 1995 | Vow | 138 | - | - | 97 | - | 26 | - | 32 | - | - | - | Garbage |
| 1995 | Subhuman | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Subhuman |
| 1995 | Only Happy When It Rains | 29 | - | - | 55 | - | 16 | - | 80 | - | - | - | Garbage |
| 1995 | Queer | 13 | - | - | - | 57 | 12 | - | 55 | - | - | - | Garbage |
| 1996 | Stupid Girl | 4 | 16 | - | 24 | - | 2 | 5 | 47 | - | - | - | Garbage |
| 1996 | Milk (featuring Tricky) | 10 | - | - | 106 | - | - | - | 44 | - | - | - | Garbage |
| 1996 | #1 Crush | - | - | - | - | 29 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack |
| 1998 | Push It | 9 | 26 | 88 | 52 | - | 5 | 5 | 31 | - | - | - | Version 2.0 |
| 1998 | I Think I'm Paranoid | 9 | - | 98 | - | - | 6 | - | 57 | - | - | - | Version 2.0 |
| 1998 | Special | 15 | - | - | 52 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 54 | - | - | - | Version 2.0 |
| 1999 | The Trick Is to Keep Breathing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Version 2.0 |
| 1999 | When I Grow Up" | 9 | 28 | - | - | - | 23 | 4 | 22 | - | - | - | Version 2.0 |
| 1999 | You Look So Fine | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Version 2.0 |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | 11 | 30 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | 15 | The World Is Not Enough Soundtrack |
| 2001 | Androgyny | 24 | - | 93 | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | 19 | - | beautifulgarbage |
| 2002 | Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!) | 22 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 28 | - | 23 | beautifulgarbage |
| 2002 | Breaking Up the Girl | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | beautifulgarbage |
| 2002 | Shut Your Mouth | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74 | 26 | - | - | beautifulgarbage |
| 2005 | Why Do You Love Me | 7 | 27 | 63 | 94 | - | 8 | - | 19 | 5 | 12 | - | Bleed Like Me |
| 2005 | Bleed Like Me | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 6 | - | 13 | - | - | Bleed Like Me |
| 2005 | Sex Is Not the Enemy | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Bleed Like Me |
| 2006 | Run Baby Run | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 28 | - | - | Bleed Like Me |
| 2007 | Tell Me Where It Hurts | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Absolute Garbage |
News
- Garbage to Have First Come Back Video
- Not Split Garbage May Take a Break
- Butch Vig Says Garbage Hiatus Is Over; Jimmy Eat World Nearly Done With LP
- Shirley Manson On Garbage Hiatus: 'I'm Burnt, I'm Done, I'm Toast'
Tours & Concerts
There are currently no presales scheduled.
Announcements
- Absolute Garbage Happy Release Day!!
- Absolute Garbage - NEW INFO
- New Garbage Song Enriches CD/DVD Compilation
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
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| 1995 | Vow | Almo Sounds |
| 1995 | Subhuman | Feedback |
| 1996 | #1 Crush | |
| 1996 | Only Happy When It Rains | Almo Sounds |
| 1997 | Queer | Mushroom |
| 1997 | Stupid Girl (Mixes) | Almo/Mushroom |
| 1996 | Milk | Almo Sounds/Mushroom/White Label |
| 1998 | Push It | Almo Sounds |
| 1998 | I Think I'm Paranoid | MCA International/Mushroom |
| 1998 | Special | Mushroom |
| 1998 | Trash | White Label |
| 1999 | The Trick Is To Keep Breathing | BMG International |
| 1999 | When I Grow Up | Mushroom/Almo Sounds |
| 1999 | You Look So Fine | Mushroom |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | Mushroom/Polygram International |
| 1999 | Private Talks | Sono |
| 2001 | Androgyny | Mushroom |
| 2002 | Cherry Lips | Mushroom/Sony |
| 2002 | Breaking Up the Girl | Mushroom |
| 2002 | Shut Your Mouth | Mushroom |
| 2005 | Why Do YOu Love me | Festival/Wea/Warner |
| 2005 | Bleed Like Me | Warner Bros. Records/Geffen |
| 2005 | Sex Is Not the Enemy | WEA International/Warner |
| 2005 | Run Baby Run | Mushroom |
| 2007 | Tell Me Where It Hurts | WEA/Warner |
| 2007 | It's All Over But The Crying | WEA/Warner |
Compilations & Live Releases
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Other artists
Similar artists
Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
On Shirley Manson:
- Singer for the band Garbage
- Is asthmatic.
- Her father was a biology teacher, her mother a singer.
- Has two sisters
- She dropped out of high school at 16. Since then, she has been in bands such as Autumn 1904, Wild Indians, Goodbye Mr. Mckenzie and Angelfish.
- She was the lead singer of Angelfish by the time she was discovered by Butch Vig and Steve Marker.
- She is the author of the handwriting in Garbage's debut album.
- Her husband is a sculptor.
- Lead singer, lyricist, guitarist, and co-producer on Garbage's three albums - the 1995 debut release Garbage, 1998s follow up Version 2.0 and 2001s beautifulgarbage. These albums have sold over 10 million copies to date.
- She had a radical look change in late 2001, cutting her long red hair and dying it blonde months later.
- She quit smoking after her husband's nephew died of cancer at age seven
- Her favorite singer is Frank Sinatra.
- She has an orange Fender Strocaster wich she named "Rita".
- She had piano lessons as a child.
- Butch, Duke and Steve wore kilts to her wedding.
- She was in the theater group when she was in high school
- Was a model for Calvin Klein.
- Ranked #47 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002)
- Bono, Courtney Love, Gwen Stefani and Debbie Harry are among her closest friends.
- She had a cyst removed from her vocal chords during the Beautiful Garbage period.
- Went back to her long and red threads after having her hair cut and bleached in late 2001-early 2002
- Enjoys boxing.
- She gave so many troubles to her family when she was young that her mother lost her voice.
- Her divorce from sculptor husband Eddie Farrell became final in 2005. They had been separated since 2003.
- In 2005, she revealed that she has the condition body dysmorphia, which may be the root of the depression which she has mentioned previously.
- September 2005, her band 'Garbage' decide to take a hiatus.
On Butch Vig:
- He produced punk rock bands such as Killdozer and The Other Kids.
- He is married and has a daughter named Ruby.
- Became interested in music and production work when he was attending University Of Wisconsin.
On Steve Marker:
- Previously played for such bands like First Person, The Flying Saucers and Rectal Drip.
- Founded Smart Studios with co-garbage Butch Vig in the late 1980s.
On Duke Erikson:
- Founder of the band Garbage.
- At the age of 16, he formed his first band, The British.
- A songwriter and a singer for the band named Spooner.
- In 1987, He and Butch Vig created the band Firetown.
