Garbage has announced a U.S. tour in support of the recently announced 20th anniversary edition of their legendary second album Version 2.0. The tour, which kicks off on September 29th in Seattle, Wash. and wraps on October 27th in Brooklyn, N.Y., will see them perform the classic album in full, as well as a number of B-sides from the reissue. Tickets will…
Every year, I do a rundown of my picks for the Best Albums of the Year. Sometimes I rank them. Sometimes I don’t. I do what I want. In no particular order, here’s what kept my ears happy this year: Blood Orange – Freetown Sound Blood Orange, aka the London-born New Yorker Dev Hynes, is no…
Garbage’s new album Strange Little Birds isn’t due until June, but the band recently shared the first single from their new sessions: the dark and soul-baring rocker, “Empty.” Long known for their post-industrial, tricked-out rhythms and electronic-pop melodies, the band’s new material is set to have the back-to-basics feel found on their self-titled debut 20 years ago. The…
Good news, audio geeks – Record Store Day 2014 (RSD) is less than a month away! For the uninitiated, Record Store Day is a day where independent record stores celebrate the fact that they still exist. That sounds harsh in a way, but it’s a day truly worth celebrating. Bands put out special RSD releases…
Ever since seeing The Distillers live in 2002 on No Doubt’s Rock Steady tour, I’ve been a die hard Brody Dalle fan. No matter what the project, Dalle has proven to be a force to be reckoned with. After The Distillers disbanded…well, I was sad and moped a lot. But then came Spinnerette – the…
It’s no surprise that I think Garbage is one of the best rock bands in recent music history. (No, really. We should all be bowing down to their excellence on a daily basis.) Gushing aside, it’s important that great bands be able to pull off great covers – and Garbage has accomplished this with new…
Music Monday was skipped this week, mostly because I was only listening to Garbage on repeat in order to prep for their live show yesterday, March 20, at the Wellmont Theater. It was my fourth Garbage outing and needless to say, it was pretty fucking amazing. So I skipped the post Monday, only to inevitably…
Happy New Year, gentle readers! I don’t care what the fogies or hipsters say: 2012 was a great year for music. Music never dies and if you put the time and effort in, there is greatness to be had and discovered. Although this list has quite a few returning favorites, there are also some breakout…
It’s that time again: time to give away some free shit! Here at The Winz, we like to promote albums, movies and TV shows that we truly, deeply support and want to share. Garbage’s Not Your Kind of People is just that: an album to be celebrated from a personal fave of mine. So a…
Having grown up and attended college in Southern Connecticut , I’ve always had the luxury of having New York City in my backyard. One painless 60-minute train ride, or the equivalent time necessary to slam 3-5 beers, and BAM – I’m dumped smack dab in the middle of the greatest city ever. People literally travel…