BUTCH VIG SICK AGAIN 
May 31st

Butch Vig is suffering from "an acute inner ear infection causing painful sensitivity to sound" so Matt Chamberlain will be filling in for him until he recovers.

The first live show where Matt replaced Butch this time was on May 28th, on The Joint, Las veGas. Te setlist for this show was: Push It / #1 Crush / I Think I'm Paranoid / Special / Cup of Coffee / Till The Day I Die / Not My Idea / When I Grow Up / Queer (first 2 verses only, then aborted) / Milk / Shut Your Mouth / I Just Wanna Have Something To Do / Stupid Girl / Cherry Lips / Vow // Supervixen / Only Happy When It Rains (thanks to Bill Shaw).

Matt also played drums on the May 24th show, while Butch played guitars on "Only Happy When It Rains". Accoring to Shirley: "Had a bonkers show last night.For some inexplicable reason the entire band had a sort of weird,freaky energy that carried us somewhere quite peculiar.The gig ended with Butch trying to play the guitar on "Only Happy When it Rains" whilst Matt Chamberlain,who happens to live here in Seattle took over on drums.Discovering all too late that his talents remain squarely with the drums,Butch took to dancing and singing and generally acting the fool,much to the delight of audience and his bandmates alike.It was absolutely the worst rendition of that song in the history of Garbage but we had a total blast playing it."

Tonight Show with Jay Leno wasn't canceled. 

SHIRLEY AND AUTOGRAPH HUNTERS 
May 31st

On Shirley's words: "I did however get a wee bit upset with a posse of professional autograph hunters after the show.They all come (armed with piles of drum heads, posters and glossy photographs) posing as legitimate fans and attempting to get us to sign our names on as many articles as possible, insisting that we use blue pens to do so because blue ink is the only thing that really shows up the signature well enough whenever they scan the article into a computer which in turn they then sell to our hardcore fans for insane amounts of money and it really deeply angers me.I ended up shouting "get that out of my fucking face" at one guy who kept shoving copy after copy of one of my Spin Magazine front covers under my nose and in the process I think I frightened off some of our true fans who were waiting there legitimately with nothing but good intentions and so I felt really bad about that later on in the bus." 

SHIRLEY READING PAULO COELHO! 
May 31st

That's true. Shirley mentioned an excerpt of a book from one of the portuguese spoken most well known writers on her diary!
"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." 
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
This is a great book, with more than 11 million copies sold worldwide, and translated to 45 languages! 

SIGNING SESSIONS IN FRANCE! 
May 29th

If you're going to any of the France shows, you should make your time count and meet the band on the same day!
Garbage will be signing authographs for their fans on Lille's Fnac (26/6/02) and on Paris' Bastille's Fnac (27/6/02), both at 12h00. 

GARBAGE ON JAY LENO 
May 29th

Garbage are scheudled to play on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, on June 3rd.
The band should be playing the next single: "Shut Your Mouth". In Europe, the show should be problably broadcasted a day later. Bernie Mac will also be on that show. 

MAKING THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH 
May 29th

MTV Europe will broadcast again the 1999 special "Making The Video > Garbage > The World Is Not Enough". 
It will be part of the Movie Soundtrack Weekend. They will broadcast it on Thursday May 31st (13:00), Saturday June 1st (21:00) and on Sunday June 2nd (14:30) 

GARBAGE IN SPAIN: OFFICIAL SITE
May 22nd

Garbage are going next month on a large Spain tour, in cities like Madrid and Barcelona.
The company that is bringing them has made a beautiful Garbage site worth the visit! Go visit the site!
Also, most certainly I'm going go the June 12th show in Madrid. Anyone who wants to meet contact me!! :) 
Rumours on a July festival in Madrid are also running.

GARBAGE CONCERT IN DVD
May 21st

Butch Vig mentioned on the San Luis concert that that show was being taped for a future DVD. 
Rumours are that it will be released on the end of the year.
Garbage are also about to problably return to Australia for a proper tour, according to Mushroom Records Australia.
(source: Adictos a la Basura Alienigena)

SHUT YOUR MOUTH'S B-SIDES
May 21st

Steve said that they will be recording three new B-sides for the single "Shut Your Mouth". BMG Russia, one of Garbage's distributors, mentioned that the release date for this fourth beautifulgarbage single should be on July 8th.

RAMONES CD DESIGN: ROB ZOMBIE
May 21st

Rob Zombie is busy putting the finishing touches on the Ramones Tribute album artwork. Look for some original Zombie artwork to be included.
Here is a track list so far: 
- ROB ZOMBIE Blitzkreig Bop 
- EDDIE VEDDER I Believe In Miracles 
- RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Havana Affair 
- MARILYN MANSON KKK Took My Baby Away 
- OFFSPRING I Wanna Be Sedated 
- PRETENDERS Something To Believe In 
- GARBAGE I Just Want To Have Something To Do 
- MOTORHEAD Rockaway Beach 
- GREEN DAY Outsider 
- STATIC X Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment 
- RANCID Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 
- U2 Beat on the Brat 
- METALLICA We're a Happy Family 
- TOM WAITS Jacky and Judy
Look for the CD to be released this summer. 
The band spent yet another supposed "day off", on Sunday May 12th, mixing their cover version of The Ramones track "I just wanna have something to do". 
Shirley says: "I've got to admit.......... the song is sounding pretty good and we're all pleased with how it's shaped up which is rather astounding when you think about it cause we only spent a few hours in the studio on it and to actually have the entire band manage to deal with that is a rare thing indeed!!! Ha ha ha ha ha............"

GARBAGE STALKED BY A FAN
May 21st

Shirley wrote in the diary she has really upset for turning down a fan for authographs, but she explains. The fan followed the band car from Dallas to Austin, and asked Shirley to sign a big stash of things at 4 AM in the morning!
Shirley says about this: "We feel very privileged to enjoy the kind of support that we do from our fans and we want to acknowledge that as much as possible and we often sign en mass for our fans after shows and if I ever met anyone in the street during daylight hours I would NEVER turn them down but there are also times, PARTICULARLY late at night, when we really do need to be sensible about how we approach our duties for the sake of the long term and if that stance hurts the feelings of any of our fans, I am genuinely and deeply sorry".

VOTE FOR SHIRLEY ON COSMOGIRL! 
May 20th

With just a click of your mouse, you can choose the special Reader's Choice
CosmoGIRL! of the Year.
They're starting you off with 20 CosmoGIRL!s and each month, they'll wave
buh-bye to six girls who don't make the cut and add one that readers told is totally role-model worthy. (To be fair, each month, everyone starts over with a score of zero.)
August will be the last month to vote for your pick. CosmoGIRL! will keep the tally a secret that month and reveal the winner online in November when the CosmoGIRL! of the Year issue hits newsstands!
Go on and vote for Shirley! Registration only takes a second, and you can vote as 
often as you like.

VOTE ON THE GARBAGE B-SIDES !! 
May 16th

Get Busy With the Fizzy, Girl Don't Come, Alien Sex Fiend, Sleep - these are just a few of the B Sides Garbage has recorded but Garbage want to know YOUR favorites. If you have a favorite Garbage B Side please let the band  know by sending an email to garbagefanmail@qprime.com and put B Side in the subject line.
This may very well mean that the b-sides album isn't that far away!!

GARBAGE PLAYING RAMONES
May 15th

Garbage are already playing the track that will feature on the forthcoming Ramones Tribute Album. "I Just Wanna Have Something To Do" is the chosen track.
Garbage are already playing it on their concerts, like on the KC one. The full setlist was: Push It / Temptation Waits / I Think I'm Paranoid / Special / Cup of Coffee / Til the Day I Die / Not My Idea / When I Grow Up / Hammering in My Head / So Like a Rose / Shut Your Mouth / Parade / Get Busy With the Fizzy / Stupid Girl / Cherry Lips / Vow // Supervixen / I Just Wanna Have Something To Do / #1 Crush / Only Happy When It Rains.

GARBAGE ON RE:COVERED
May 15th

Dermot O'Leary hosts the music series in which three bands or artists each perform a current track of their own and a cover version of their choice.
Featuring Garbage performing 'Shut Your Mouth' and the Rolling Stones classic 'Wild Horses', and Ronan Keating with his latest single 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' and a rendition of Van Morrison's 'Brown Eyed Girl'.
Thursday 16th May on BBC Choice, at 21:00 to 21:30.

SHIRLEY NOT FEELING SO GARBAGE
May 14th

Garbage singer Shirley Manson has said she is almost back to full health after being told to rest by doctors - fearful that her lifestyle could be damaging her health. 
The band are currently on a US tour, and are returning to Europe in the summer for more dates and festival appearances. Manson was ordered to rest by doctors and given a course of antibiotics to help her avoid cancelling any shows. 
Now, writing to fans on the band's official website, she said the rest is doing her good.
She commented: "Spent my entire day off in bed yesterday. Napped like a baby on and off all afternoon. I'm desperately trying to be a good girl and not tax my voice on days off but it's so hard for me cause it means that I end up missing out on all the shenanigans. And yes it does get a little boring sometimes but also in a mildly perverted kind of a way it's rather a divine, nun-like way to exist too. 
"I'm beginning to feel a little better these days and my energy levels are creeping slowly back to normal. I even managed to do a full work out before the show so that's definitely a good sign and if I keep improving like this I will feel so much happier. "
(source: NME)

GARBAGE BOX: AN ELITE FAN PAGE
May 8th

Garbage Box is now one of the sites featured in the Elite Fan Pages May 2002 voting poll. If you would like to support Garbage Box by voting for us, please click here. The poll is located on the right side of the page. Best of luck to the rest of the sites featured on the poll! 

GARBAGE FEATURED IN A NEW BOOK
May 5th

Shirley and Butch are mentioned in some chapters of a new book called Mouthing Off.
It's a book about Rock & Roll. Besides the funny and truthful observations of hundred of rock, punk, metal and indie stars (including Shirley and Butch), the book has a whole page dedicated to a Shirley image, who also appears on the cover.
It will be on sale in June, but you can already pre-order it on Amazon or Book.com.
Thanks to +SHIRLweb+ for the info.

B-SIDES ALBUM PLANS (AGAIN)
May 2nd

Garbage have been having management meetings regarding their future actions.
According to Shirley, plans to (finnaly) release the b-sides album are set to the end of this year. To those who don't know the b-sides, you can expect great "new" music!

GARBAGE TO PLAY GLASTONBURY
May 2nd

That's right, Garbage will be playing Glastonbury this June. On Friday 28th June, Garbage will be headlining the 2nd Stage.
The band plans are to keep touring until the end of November, so if they haven't been to your country yet, you should make plans to see them near you...

SHIRLEY'S HEALTH BETTER
May 2nd

According to Shirley herslef: "I spent most of yesterday at the hospital getting x-rays taken of my lungs and talking with a specialist. (He didn't think I have anything too serious.....thankGOD!!!!).
Got a despondent e-mail from Gwen Stefani who is suffering similar problems on the road (poor wee lambchop) and she's been forced to cancel a couple of shows in an effort to recover herself. I feel really bad for her cause she sounded so fed-up. 
No one wants to have to cancel a show. 
And she's a tiger... she doesn't like having to admit defeat so I can imagine how badly she feels."

MUSHROOM SELLING GARBAGE
May 2nd

The official UK record label is sellings packs of Garbage goodies for good prices (around £25). On these packs, you can buy either a pack of all Garbage singles from the debut album, or from Version 2.0, or from beautifulgarbage, or a set of many Garbage posters! Check it out here.