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Garbage drummer and go-to producer Butch Vig is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast. In his conversation with host Scott Lipps, Vig discusses his time in Garbage with Shirley Manson and company, as well as producing some of the biggest records of the grunge era, including Nirvana's Nevermind and Gish by the Smashing Pumpkins. Vig starts by talking about his upbringing in a musical household and finding his way into the music scene in Madison, Wi., which eventually led to working at the legendary Smart Studios. Among the nuggets Vig recounts hearing Nirvana for the first time and discusses how the band bootlegged itself, uncovers details about working with Courtney Love, and shares his memories of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Additionally, Vig reveals that he once turned down working with Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones and talks about a new Garbage record ahead of the group's just-underway tour with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. On the previous Lipps Service episode, sisters Bella and Dani Thorne discussed Bella’s journey into acting and becoming a jewelry mogul, as well as Dani’s EDM DJ alter ego COM3T. Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Shepard Fairey, Courtney Love, Dove Cameron, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Perry Farrell, and many more. Every few weeks, a new episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, brought to you by Mackie, is available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Butch Vig Talks Taylor Hawkins, Nirvana, and Garbage On Lipps Service

Silversun Pickups Discuss Their Origins and How Elliott Smith Helped Them on Lipps Service

30 Overlooked 1992 Albums Turning 30

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56 Musicians Predict the 2021 NFL Season

Garbage Unveil Title Track for Upcoming Album, No Gods, No Masters

Butch Vig Says Nevermind ‘Would Not Have the Same Cultural Impact’ Today

28 Musicians Predict the 2020 NFL Season

Garbage Announce 20th Anniversary Reissue of Version 2.0, Release “Lick the Pavement”

Watch Dave Grohl Talk About Nirvana in New Clip from The Smart Studios Story

Shirley Manson and Butch Vig Answer 20 Questions for the 20th Anniversary of ‘Garbage’

Hear Garbage Dissect ‘Felt’ on the Song Exploder Podcast

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Dave Grohl Provides New Peek at ‘Sound City’ Documentary

Read Dave Grohl’s ‘Sound City’ Film Announcement in His Own Handwriting

In the Studio: Garbage Talk ‘Hungriness’ of 2012 LP

Foo Fighters Preview Raging Song from Spring LP

Album of the Year: Against Me!

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