Ash
Ash in Tempe, Arizona, March 2005. Tempe (tɛmpiː Oidbaḍ in Pima) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a 2007 population of 174091 Left to right: Mark Hamilton, Rick McMurray, Charlotte Hatherley (former member) and Tim Wheeler
Background information
Origin	Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Punk rock Britpop
Years active	1992–present
Label(s)	Infectious (UK), Warner Bros. Records (USA)
Website	Official website
Members
Tim Wheeler Mark Hamilton Rick McMurray
Former members
Charlotte Hatherley (1997-2006)

Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. Ash are an Alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992 Ash are an Alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992 Charlotte Hatherley (born Charlotte Franklin Hatherley 20 June 1979, London) is best known as being the former guitarist for Ash, but has Timothy "Tim" James Arthur Wheeler (born 4 January 1977, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) is the Guitarist and vocalist Downpatrick ( is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, about 33 km south of Belfast. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Infectious Records is a Record label whose bands include Ash, Symposium, My Vitriol, Seafood, and The Subways. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Timothy "Tim" James Arthur Wheeler (born 4 January 1977, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) is the Guitarist and vocalist Charlotte Hatherley (born Charlotte Franklin Hatherley 20 June 1979, London) is best known as being the former guitarist for Ash, but has Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Downpatrick ( is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, about 33 km south of Belfast. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The media originally pegged Ash's music as Britpop when the band first found mainstream success. Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 Lineup 2 History 2.1 Early 1990s 2.2 Late 1990s 2.3 Early 2000s 2.4 Late 2000s 3 Band members 3.1 Former members 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 5 References 6 External links

Lineup

The original band members were Tim Wheeler (vocals and guitar), Mark Hamilton (bass guitar) and Rick McMurray (drums). Timothy "Tim" James Arthur Wheeler (born 4 January 1977, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) is the Guitarist and vocalist Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone.

Initially inspired by Twisted Sister and Iron Maiden in the early 1990s, Wheeler and Hamilton formed a heavy metal band called Vietnam with a few school friends. Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. For other uses see Iron maiden. After two gigs, they were left stranded when their bandmates left. Requiring a drummer, they had a few drinks with McMurray who was a year ahead of them in school and had switched from playing the guitar to drums. With McMurray on board, they set out to develop a style of music inspired by grunge bands such as Nirvana, Mudhoney and the Pixies. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Mudhoney is an American Grunge band Formed in Seattle Washington in 1988 following the demise of Green River, Mudhoney has for the most of its recording Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986

History

Early 1990s

Ash officially formed in 1992, reportedly having taken their name from the first word they liked in the dictionary. They created three demo tapes that year, Solar Happy in June, Shed in September, and the Home Demo in November. These tapes featured their earliest material and the first recordings of some songs that were later on their 1994 release, Trailer, including "Intense Thing", "Get Out", "Obscure Thing," and their future single, "Jack Names the Planets". Trailer is a punk influenced mini-album by the band Ash featuring their first three singles " Jack Names the Planets " is a song by Ash. It was their first official single release in February 1994

In 1993 Ash recorded the Garage Girl demo tape, which featured "Jack Names the Planets" and "Intense Thing" taken from Shed, as well as some new tracks including "Petrol". Following Garage Girl, they released their compilation demo tape, Pipe Smokin' Brick later that year, which featured an assortment of their best songs from the other 4 demo tapes. Downpatrick Musician Ray Valentine recorded Ash's demo's at his studio, Cosmic Rays. Ash's moniker at the time was "Genuine Real Teenagers" because they were so young when recording their early material.

The demo tapes had not gained much attention yet and Ash were still playing small shows at local clubs, but in early 1994, Stephen Taverner came across the Garage Girl demo tape. Taverner put up the money so that they could press 1000 7″ copies of "Jack Names the Planets" on Stephen's own LaLaLand record label. A gramophone " Jack Names the Planets " is a song by Ash. It was their first official single release in February 1994 The band was on its way and Stephen became their full-time manager.

Ash released their mini album, Trailer, in October 1994, which only included seven songs. They received some airplay from Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1 and so followed up their debut single with "Petrol", and "Uncle Pat" on their new label Infectious Records. " Petrol " is a song by Ash, released as the second single from their 1994 album Trailer, and their first single on Infectious. " Uncle Pat " is a song by Ash, released as the third single from their album Trailer, released on October 17, 1994. Infectious Records is a Record label whose bands include Ash, Symposium, My Vitriol, Seafood, and The Subways.

In 1995, Ash left school and released their breakthrough singles "Kung Fu", "Girl From Mars" and "Angel Interceptor". " Kung Fu " is a song by Ash, released as the first single from their album 1977 on March 20 1995 - as a CD single limited " Girl From Mars " was the second single released from the 1977 album by the band Ash on July 31 1995 " Angel Interceptor " is a song by Ash, released as the third single from their album 1977 on October 9, 1995.

Late 1990s

1996 saw them release the singles "Goldfinger" and "Oh Yeah" either side of their album 1977, which saw considerable success. " Goldfinger " is a song by Ash, released from their album 1977 on April 15, 1996. 1977 is the first full length album by Ash, released in May 1996 (see 1996 in music) The track "Lose control" from that album was featured in the video game Gran Turismo. Gran Turismo (commonly abbreviated to GT or GT1) is a Racing game designed by Kazunori Yamauchi. ^[1] On 17 February 1997, Ash released Live at the Wireless, a live album, recorded at the Triple J Studios in Australia. Live at the Wireless was a limited edition live album by Ash, released in 1997. Triple J is a nationally-networked government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) mainly aimed For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The UK fans could buy a limited edition CD of it on the band's own Deathstar label. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

During their time touring with Weezer, Ash felt the limitation of a three-piece band. Weezer (ˈwizɚ is an American Alternative rock band from Los Angeles California formed in 1992 As a result they recruited Charlotte Hatherley who had previously been with the band Nightnurse and she made her gig debut at a few small gigs a week before appearing at the V festival in 1997. Charlotte Hatherley (born Charlotte Franklin Hatherley 20 June 1979, London) is best known as being the former guitarist for Ash, but has The V Festival is an annual music festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The first single that she appeared on, "A Life Less Ordinary", featured on the soundtrack to the Ewan McGregor / Cameron Diaz film of the same name. " A Life Less Ordinary " was a non-album single released by the band Ash on October 25 1997. Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Cameron Michelle Díaz (born August 30 1972 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - and SAG -Award nominated U

In September 1998, Ash released "Jesus Says" the following month the second album proper, Nu-Clear Sounds, and in November "Wildsurf". " Jesus Says " is a song by Ash, released as the first single from their album Nu-Clear Sounds on September 21 1998 Nu-Clear Sounds is the second studio Album by Ash, released on October 5 1998 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) " Wildsurf " is a song by Ash, release as the second single from the album Nu-Clear Sounds on November 22, 1998. The stress of near non-stop touring of 1997 and Nu-Clear sounds began to affect the band's mentality.

Early 2000s

In 2000, Tim Wheeler disappeared for a short while following the commercial and critical failure of Nu-Clear Sounds. Nu-Clear Sounds is the second studio Album by Ash, released on October 5 1998 He eventually emerged in New York making the self-deprecating, blood, drug and sex fueled video for Numbskull. Numbskull was released by Ash on April 26 1999 as a limited edition individually numbered EP of 5000 on CD and double 7" vinyl A note for Stephen Taverner attached to the video said, "I've killed Bambi".

Ash nearly became bankrupt as they prepared to release possibly their last album. Luckily, this was not to be the case. The band retreated to Wheeler's parents' house, to play and write songs in the same garage where the band began.

The single "Shining Light" was released in January 2001, followed by the number one album Free All Angels in April. " Shining Light " is a song by Ash, which was released as the first single from their album Free All Angels. Free All Angels is an album by Ash, which was initially released on April 16, 2001 through Infectious Records. Subsequent singles released from Free All Angels were "Burn Baby Burn", "Sometimes", "Candy", and "There's a Star" . " Burn Baby Burn " is a song by Ash, released as the second single from the Free All Angels album on April 2 2001 " Sometimes " was the third single released from the Free All Angels album by the band Ash on June 9, 2001. " Candy " is a song by Ash, released as the fourth singel from their album Free All Angels on October 1, 2001. " There's a Star " is a song by Ash, released as the fifth and final single from their album Free All Angels, on December 31, 2001 The single "Shining Light" won the "Best Contemporary Song" award at the 2002 Ivor Novello awards. A new single "Envy" was released, followed shortly afterwards by the singles collection Intergalactic Sonic 7″s with the bonus disk entitled Cosmic Debris. "Envy" is the seventeenth single release by Northern Irish band Ash. Intergalactic Sonic 7″s was released by punk influenced band Ash on 9 September 2002 and was available on double CD and quadruple Q magazine named Ash as #2 of its "50 Bands To See Before You Die". Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007

In 2003, it was leaked to the music and tabloid press that Ash were working on a horror film described as a 'teen slasher'. The film called 'Slashed' was shot while the band were on tour in America but some scenes were also shot in the UK. The screenplay, written by Jed Shepherd and directed by Alexander Marks included star roles by Chris Martin (Sherbet Bones) and Jonny Buckland (Agent Ford) of Coldplay as a pair of FBI agents hired to track down a supernatural serial killer. Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977 known as Jonny Buckland, is the lead Guitarist of the band Coldplay. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Other star performances include that of Moby, James Nesbitt, Dave Grohl and Ash themselves. Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965 is a Northern Irish actor David Eric Grohl (born January 14 1969 is an American rock musician Singer and Songwriter. The film was much hyped due to the celebrity performances but it was never generally released to the public and is now currently being held in storage. Rumours circulated that certain scenes were too gory and would not be suitable for Ash's audience, but it was also said that Chris Martin vetoed its release due to scenes of him running around in his boxer shorts, covered in blood, fighting demons which may have been detrimental to his new celebrity status.

On 29 June 2004, Ash released Meltdown. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Meltdown is an album by Ash, which was initially released on May 17, 2004 through Infectious Records. It reached number five in the UK. The band teamed up with Lucasarts for a new Star Wars game entitled Republic Commando. LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is an American Video game developer and publisher. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Star Wars Republic Commando is a First-person shooter Star Wars Video game, released in the US on March 1, 2005. "Clones", taken from the album Meltdown is the first licensed music to be used in anything Star Wars-related. " Clones " was the first single released from the Meltdown album by the band Ash on February 25, 2004. "Meltdown" and "Orpheus" are featured on the popular British movie, Shaun of the Dead as well as appearing on the in-game soundtracks for the video games NHL 2005 and Burnout 3: Takedown. " Orpheus " was the first single released in a physical format from the Meltdown album by the band Ash on May 3, 2004 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film The National Hockey League ( NHL) series is a professional Ice hockey Video game developed by EA Canada and published yearly by Electronic Burnout 3 Takedown is the third game in the Burnout series of video games Also featured is their cover of the Buzzcocks song "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" featuring Chris Martin on backing vocals. Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the "Starcrossed" and "Renegade Cavalcade" were later released as singles from the album. " Starcrossed " was the second single released in a physical format from the Meltdown album by the band Ash on July 19, 2004 Meltdown gets a US release date of 8 March, through Warner Bros. Records imprint Record Collection. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Also in 2005, Tim Wheeler received a companionship (a honorary degree) from LIPA (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts). The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts ( LIPA) is a School in the English city of Liverpool that offers training in Acting,

During the recording of Meltdown, Charlotte Hatherley also wrote and recorded her solo side project album Grey Will Fade, which included hit single "Bastardo". Grey Will Fade is the debut album from British singer/songwriter Charlotte Hatherley, released in 2004 whilst still playing guitar in British rock band Ash

Late 2000s

On 20 January 2006, Charlotte Hatherley left the band after nine years leaving only the original members remaining. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Charlotte Hatherley (born Charlotte Franklin Hatherley 20 June 1979, London) is best known as being the former guitarist for Ash, but has An official statement reads: "After 9 years Ash and Charlotte Hatherley have mutually agreed to part company. The decision is completely amicable and they wish each other the very best for the future". In an interview in July 2007, the other band members suggested they asked Hatherley to leave as they "wanted to be a three-piece. "^[2] On 6 June 2006, NME reported that Ash were in a New York recording studio and had twenty seven "rough" songs. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been The City of New York A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound Wheeler hinted that the eventual album is likely to be more retro sounding than any of their previous material. Retro is a term used to describe denote or classify culturally outdated or aged trends modes or fashions from the overall postmodern past but have since that time become functionally No shows were planned for the remainder of 2006, but Wheeler says Ash are hoping to test out their new songs "in tiny New York bars" once the album is completed.

Early in 2007, Ash announced a full-length UK tour for February and March 2007. The tour is a warm-up for their album release in June and summer festival appearances, including the Isle of Wight Festival on 9 June 2007. The Isle of Wight Festival 2007 was the sixth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The tour is of small clubs nationwide and calls at Preston, Newcastle, Glasgow, Norwich, Liverpool, Sheffield and Southampton amongst others. Named "The Higher Education Tour", Ash are to work closely with the National Union of Students (NUS), including student pre-sale, which explains their gigs at universities in Southampton, Keele, Sheffield, Exeter, Warwick and Kings College London amongst others. Support will be the indie-rock band, V//Formation.

On the 19 February 2007 Ash released the first song from their new album, which was announced as being called Twilight of the Innocents. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Twilight of the Innocents is fifth album by Ash, released on 29 June 2007 in the Republic of Ireland and 2 July This new material was a download only sneak-preview track called "I Started A Fire". The first physical single "You Can't Have It All" was released on 16 April 2007^[3]. " You Can't Have It All " is the name of the first single from Ash 's 2007 album Twilight of the Innocents. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The release of YCHIA coincided with an in-store gig and signing in Virgin Megastore, Belfast. The music video for "You Can't Have It All" debuted on MTV Two on 11 March 2007. " You Can't Have It All " is the name of the first single from Ash 's 2007 album Twilight of the Innocents. MTV Two, formerly known as MTV2 Europe and M2, is a 24 hour alternative music channel broadcast from London throughout Europe. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Other singles are "Polaris", "End of the World" and probably "Twilight Of The Innocents", as Tim said on an interview at the band's site. Polaris (α UMi / α Ursae Minoris / Alpha Ursae Minoris commonly North(ern Star or Pole Star, and sometimes Lodestar

On 12 June 2007 Ash revealed that Twilight of the Innocents would be their last album. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Twilight of the Innocents is fifth album by Ash, released on 29 June 2007 in the Republic of Ireland and 2 July They however denied that they were splitting and instead stated they would only release singles from now on as "The way people listen to music has changed, with the advent of the download the emphasis has reverted to single tracks". ^[4]

The band has been announced as playing the Download Festival 2008 at Donington Park alongside Kiss, The Offspring and Lost Prophets.

The band are also playing at Reading University's Summer Ball 2008 and headlining Middlesborough Music Live Festival on 1st June 2008.

On 12th May 2008, Ash announced they will be playing at London Roundhouse, on September 5th, a gig which will be focused on Ash's old b-sides/classic tracks and entire album, '1977' will also be played. This show will be repeated at London Astoria the following day, September 6th.

On 30th May 2008, Ash previewed a new song entitled 'Ichiban' whilst playing at St George's Hall in Bradford.

In March 2008, Ash contributed their recording of "Please Let That Be You" to the album "Friends of P -- Tribute to The Rentals. "

Band members

• Tim Wheeler - lead vocals, guitar, piano/keyboards (1992–present)
• Mark Hamilton - bass (1992–present)
• Rick McMurray - drums (1992–present)

Former members

• Charlotte Hatherley - guitar, piano, backing vocals (1997–2006)

Discography

Main article: Ash discography

Studio albums

• Trailer - October, 1994
• 1977 - 6 May 1996 - Platinum (BPI)
• Nu-Clear Sounds - 5 October 1998 - Gold (BPI)
• Free All Angels - 23 April 2001 - Platinum (BPI)
• Meltdown - 17 May 2004 - Gold (BPI)
• Twilight of the Innocents - 2 July 2007

References

External links

• Official Ash Site
• The Ash Files - Ash live recordings resource, moderated by the band themselves
• Ash at Reading festival & Leeds festival
• Interview in LeftLion Magazine 2007
• Twilight of the Innocents interview

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