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  "description": "The year is 1995. This year is one of the best years for whoever calls themselves a fan of \"indie rock\" music. It was also a time when TV was a place where you could actually listen to good, non-mainstream music.\n\nAnd this is what I was doing when, suddenly, a band I had never heard of appeared on my screen with this mesmerizing intro, followed by a song I still place in my top 10 or so of my favorite songs, 31 years later. The music video was as mesmerizing as the song itself, and so was the si",
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    "**Garbage**",
    "**Shirley Manson**",
    "**Butch Vig**",
    "Sonic Youth's _Dirty_",
    "Smashing Pumpkins' _Siamese Dream_",
    "**Nirvana's _Nevermind_**",
    "**_Garbage_**",
    "_Let All That We Imagine Be the Light_"
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  "textContent": "The year is **1995**. This year is one of the best years for whoever calls themselves a fan of \"indie rock\" music. It was also a time when TV was a place where you could actually listen to good, non-mainstream music.\n\nAnd this is what I was doing when, suddenly, a band I had never heard of appeared on my screen with this mesmerizing intro, followed by a song I still place in my top 10 or so of my favorite songs, 31 years later. The music video was as mesmerizing as the song itself, and so was the singer and her indescribable charisma. I was instantly wowed (bad pun intended).\n\nBut I had no idea who this band was, where they were coming from or anything else. And that name? **Garbage**! Who chooses such a name for their band?\n\nThere was one odd thing, though. The drummer looked vaguely familiar, but my first foray into the internet was still two years away. Wikipedia and YouTube weren't even projects yet. I couldn't look them up, so they remained this amazing but mysterious band for a few more weeks. There was no internet at the time, but there were music magazines. One that I used to read regularly soon had an issue with Garbage's singer on the cover. I instantly bought it. I learned that she was named **Shirley Manson**—a new name then, one of the most iconic rock singers of the 21st Century now—but more importantly, I finally understood where I knew the drummer from: It was **Butch Vig**! He wasn't famous for his drumming skills, but rather for being a record producer — not just any record producer, but a legendary one. In the late '80s and early '90s, he produced a series of masterpieces including Sonic Youth's _Dirty_, the Smashing Pumpkins' _Siamese Dream_, and the album that truly created the '90s, musically and culturally speaking: **Nirvana's _Nevermind_**!\n\nA few days later, I bought the album, called **_Garbage_** too, and it quickly became one of my favorite albums.\n\nGarbage is still active to this day, and while I listened to them much less in the 2000s, I've loved what they did in more recent years. Their latest album was released in 2025 and is called _Let All That We Imagine Be the Light_.\n\nExpect to see and hear Garbage again here.\n\nOh, I almost forgot.\n\nHere is **_Wow_** , by **Garbage**! Enjoy:\n\n## Sign up for Music for the Next Generation\n\nand discover great music from the past few decades, or go down memory lane with me, if you already are familiar with it.\n\nSubscribe\n\nEmail sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup.\n\nNo spam. Unsubscribe anytime.",
  "title": "Garbage - Vow",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-10T08:06:45.000Z"
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