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From The Desk Of Garbage’s Duke Erikson: “Like A Rolling Stone” By Bob Dylan

Garbage is back. And the band’s sound is the same—but different. Not Your Kind Of People (StunVolume) is the quartet’s first album since 2005, and the distance has got Garbage’s creative juices flowing in exciting ways. First single “Blood For Poppies” has the same driving drums, ripping guitars and biting lyrics as earlier LPs but a poppier hook, while “Battle In Me” is much angrier and, well, Garbage-ier. Not Your Kind Of People is a great fusion of the old and the new—and after seven years of waiting, we are pretty psyched the band is back. The quartet will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com for two weeks, but for those of you who need more Garbage, read our 20 Questions feature with Shirley Manson and Butch Vig.

Erikson: This song changed the face of pop music in profound and permanent ways. The popular writers in the Brill Building were freaking out and scratching their heads. I’ve been obsessed again with this song for months. Listening to it over and over. The opening is so captivating, only to be followed by “Once upon a time you dressed so fine.” And it’s all one take, no overdubs. You can listen to it over and over and hear something new every time. Magical. Then I discovered Like A Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan At The Crossroads, a great in-depth book by Greil Marcus that chronicles the making of this one incredible recording. Fascinating. (Al Kooper, who played organ on the song, was at one of our recent shows. Weird!)

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