SEE MADRID SHOW'S SNIPPETS
June 14th

The spanish music portal Terra has put online some images of the first songs from the great Madrid show:
See "Androgyny" / "I Think I'm Paranoid"
See the press conference
Read my review of the show

4TH ALBUM IN NEGOTIATIONS!
June 14th

Garbage are already talking with the record company about their fourth album!
Shirley: "Went to meet the legendary Jimmy Iovine, head of Interscope Records in the afternoon and discussed some band business that needed to be addressed..... including the possibility of releasing our B-side's compilation and also our plans for our next studio album proper".

SHUT YOUR MOUTH B-SIDES
June 14th

The Garbage Discography presents in first hand the cover and the tracklist for the "Shut Your Mouth" european single, according to BMG Russia. The single should have the b-sides: "Happiness Pt. 1", "Wild Horses" and a live version of "Only Happy When It Rains".

GARBAGE AGAINST MUSIC PIRACY
June 14th

Garbage gave, in Madrid, a press conference in Fnac. It was on the day before of the "Day Without Music". Here's what Shirley had to say: "There's no turning back on mp3s, and the artist is always screwed". They said their soundtrack for this tour is: White Stripes, Waits, Captain Beefheart, ...

GARBAGE ON ESPARRAGO FESTIVAL
June 14th

Garbage will be the heading act, together with Iggy Pop, of the Spanish Festival Espárrago 2002. The festival will take place from 11th to 13th of July, and more than 4000 tickets have been sold already. The festival is in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz). Other acts include Extremoduro, Bunbury, Amaral, Antonio Orozco, Dover, Sôber, Sidonie, Fangoria, and Big Soul. 
This festival is in the same weekend as Portugal's Vilar de Mouros, and on some years, there are some band swaps, so it would be great if Garbage were on that festival, what looks difficult...

GARBAGE AGAINST DRUGS
June 14th

Garbage speak against the use of drugs not only on the artistic environment, but in any environment because they destroy lifes once they're very difficult to control when they become an addiction.
Shirley Manson, frontwoman of Garbage, band formed in Wisconsin, said they're very sorry about the death od Dee Dee Ramone, that died on overdoses of drug paraphernalia: "The only sad point of the day was when we learned of the unexpected overdose and subsequent death of Dee Dee Ramone. What a terrible,lonely end to the life of a legendary man. Let's send our love up to him".
Garbage are participating on the Ramones tribute album, due out soon.

EUROPEAN TOUR KICKED OFF!!
June 14th

Garbage have once again proved their professionalism by not canceling a tour due to problems that are not easy. Even though their batterist, the genious Butch Vig is very ill, the band will play all their scheudled concerts with The Smashing Pumpkins' and Filter's drummer, Matt Walker, whos is making a great job!

EUROPEAN TOUR IN RISK?
June 8th

Matt Chamberlain will be unavailable to play with Garbage on the european tour due to previous commitments.
According to Shirley: "Seeing as Butch may be well and truly under the weather for some time, the only options open to us are either to cancel all remaining shows in Europe thus disappointing thousands of our fans or we find another drummer to fill in. We have decided to call upon Matt Walker who we met when touring with The Smashing Pumpkins a few years ago. He's an incredible player and a super sweet person so hopefully he'll be able to come and help us out once Matt Chamberlain heads on out of Garbageland into the divine camp of Ms Fiona Apple."
It is a bit late to cancel a european tour, and, accoring to their record company, as album sales aren't as expected, there's a lot of pressure on the european countries that Garbage do play, so let's hope Matt Walker can nail the songs!

MAC AIDS FUND PAYING OFF
June 8th

Shirley presented another MAC Aids Fund cheque for the rather impressive sume of $75,000 to an organization in San Francisco called "Meals with Love". Seeing as each dinner costs around 5 bucks, the donation will provide around 15,000 dinners to people living with HIV or Aids which is a wonderful
thing indeed.

SHIRLEY ON "THE EMINEM SHOW"
June 8th

"Love love LOVE the new Eminem CD having been somewhat underwhelmed on first listen but now it's worked it's way into my heart and I keep playing it over and over. It's like some old blues/folk record set in a modern context. Dark and desperate but defiant and jubilant!!!!!! "

BREAKING U.T.G. #1 ON MTV FRANCE
June 8th

Breaking Up The Girl has climbed it's way 'till the #1 spot on this week's MTV France chart. This is the video that plays most at this time on that TV channel. #2 is Eminem's "Without Me", #3's Alanis Morissette's Hands Clean, #4's Sheryl Crow's Soak Up The Sun, and #5's Marilyn Manson's Tainted Love!

BUY TICKETS FOR RUSSIAN SHOWS
June  2nd

The portal Shout! Online has info on how to buy tickets for the Garbage shows in Russia:

Live in St. Petersburg (2.07.02)
Live show in St. Petersburg is organized by concert agency HOBBOTT.RU, and it will take a place in Ice Palace. Show will start on 7:00 pm, show length - support by one russian band plus 90 min. live show of Garbage. Ticket prices: dance parter - 500 rubles (16 USD), tribunes - from 500 to 1500 rubles (16 - 50 USD), VIP - 2000 rubles (64 USD). You can order your ticket on e-mail: office@hobbott.ru.

Live in Moscow (3.07.02)
Live show in Moscow is promoted by concert agency T.C.I., and it will take a place in DS 
Luzhniki. Show will start on 8 pm (Doors open: 7 pm) till 10:30 pm. Ticket priced from 600 to 3000 rubles (Dance parter: 1500 rubles (50 USD); tribunes: 600 - 900 rubles (18-28 USD); loge seats: 1000 rubles (32 USD); VIP - 3000 rubles (100 USD)). You can order your ticket on www.kontramarka.ru.