Fresh Garbage, known to some as simply "Fresh" or "The garbage shop" and named after the lead track on the first album by US 1960s group Spirit; is an independent music merchandise store based in 24 Rosemary Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It sells products such as band t-shirts, belts, wrist bands, jewellery, hair dyes and bongs. The store was founded in 1969, most likely as an outgrowth of the hippie movement.
The store primarily caters to those involved with or fans of music genres such as metal, rock, punk and emo. It is described as being fairly small, and often has incense burning whilst it is open. It is described by as now being a "firm fixture in Belfast".
Famous quotes containing the words fresh and/or garbage:
“Slow, slow, fresh fount, keep time with my salt tears;
Yet slower yet, oh faintly gentle springs:
List to the heavy part the music bears,
“Woe weeps out her division when she sings.”
Droop herbs and flowers;
Fall grief in showers;
“Our beauties are not ours”:
Oh, I could still,
Like melting snow upon some craggy hill,
Drop, drop, drop, drop,
Since nature’s pride is, now, a withered daffodil.”
—Ben Jonson (1572–1637)
“To be an editor, as I was.
Then to lie here close by the river over the place
Where the sewage flows from the village,
And the empty cans and garbage are dumped,
And abortions are hidden.”
—Edgar Lee Masters (1869–1950)