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Butch Vig was the leading producer of the choice rock increase of the first ’90s, helming information for rings including Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, and Sonic Youngsters, before finding success being a performer using the group Garbage. Blessed in the tiny dairy plantation community of Viroqua, Wisconsin, Vig examined piano as …

Madison, WI’s Fireplace Town is principally remembered due to the band’s regards to Garbage. Made up of Duke Erikson (vocals, electric guitar), Phil Davis (vocals, electric guitar), and Butch Vig (drums, percussion, support vocals), Fireplace Town’s light, jangly pop given university radio with another dosage of buzzing guitars and folk-rock …

Although obscure and overlooked throughout their tenure jointly, the later-’70s/early-’80s rock-band Spooner became best-known years afterwards because the launching pad for guitarist Duke Erikson and drummer Butch Vig of Garbage fame. The group (which also included associates Dave Benton on electric guitar and vocals, Joel Tappero on bass, and Jeff …