I tried to please the band, but in the back of my mind I understood that in order for Garbage to grow and be authentic I had ...

Wisconsinite drummer Butch Vig, Nebraskan guitarist Duke Erikson, and Minnesotan guitarist Steve Marker met in the late ’70s in Madison, Wisconsin. Although Erikson and Vig’s bands Spooner and Fire ...

Producer Butch Vig described the second Garbage album, Version 2.0, as “the sound of a band growing up.” The album features the band’s defining hits, “I Think I’m Paranoid,” “Push It,” and “Special.” ...

If we never heard a moment of Butch Vig playing an instrument, he’d still be a music icon. As a producer and engineer, he undeniably shaped the ’90s alt-rock while working on albums like the Smashing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig of Garbage in 1995. (Credit: Paul Bergen) Wisconsinite drummer Butch Vig ...