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Ash’s new single ‘You Can’t Have It All’ has just been added to this week’s Radio 1: C playlist. This is very good news indeed. Now we cross our fingers and hope that the powers that be move it up to the B and hopefully A list the closer we get to the singles release.

No (new) adds go straight to B or A so what matters is that the band are on there and Radio 1 is getting behind them.

You can help the band out by leaving positive messages on this thread on the Radio 1 playlist message board.

The single is released on April 16th while an exclusive digital download is avaliable from 9th April.

Ash’s new video has been added for selection on the MTV2/NME chart, if you’ve got a spare 10 seconds! (honestly that’s all it takes) click here, make up a name, click beside – Ash – You Can’t Have It All (6th option down), and then scroll to the bottom of the page and click submit.

Everytime you do this you’ll help the band climb up the current MTV2/NME video chart.

Here’s a list of the request numbers to get Ash’s new video shown on TV.

The Box: Sky Channel 449 / Virgin TV 335/325
Selection Line: 09056 525 252
ASH – You Can’t Have It All – REQUEST VIDEO NO. 303

The Hits: Sky Channel 458 / Virgin TV 330/320 / Free View 18
Selection Line: 09056 525 777
ASH – You Can’t Have It All – REQUEST VIDEO NO. 851

Kerrang! TV: Sky Channel 454 / Virgin TV 819/332
Selection Line: 09056 525 666
ASH – You Can’t Have It All – REQUEST VIDEO NO. 502

Also you can help Ash spread the word by adding ‘You Can’t Have It All’ as your MySpace profile song by heading over to Ash’s MySpace and clicking on ‘You Can’t Have It All’ “Add” button on the mediaplayer.

Ash’s new single ‘You Can’t Have It All’ got it’s first airplay yesterday on Jo Whiley’s Radio 1 show, you can see the video the song exclusively at NME.com.

Ash also featured later that night on another Jo Whiley Radio 1 show, ‘In Live Music We Trust’. This time frontman Tim Wheeler poped into the studio to chat about the Higher Education tour and forthcoming single You Can’t Have It All.

Several live tracks from the previous nights show in Southampton were then aired, these were specially recorded by the BBC. Including the first official play of new track ‘In Hell’ a six minute epic unlike anything Ash have done before, that is currently wowing crowds on the bands current tour. The following songs from the show were aired. ‘Orpheus’, ‘Goldfinger’, ‘Oh Yeah’, ‘Girl From Mars’, ‘In Hell’.

For everyone outside the UK you can use the listen again feature on the Radio 1 webiste. Alternatively you can download all five of the live tracks including new track ‘In Hell’ from the awesome Ash Files fansite. You’ll need to register to be able to download the files.

Be sure to listen in to BBC Radio 1 tomorrow morning (March 7th). Tim Wheeler will be in the studio with Jo Whiley talking about the ‘Higher Education’ tour and forthcoming single ‘You Can’t Have It All’. The Jo Whiley show runs from 10am – 1pm (GMT).

Jo will also be playing the first spin of ‘You Can’t HAve It All’ around 10:55am! (GMT). Tonights show in Southampton is also being recorded by the BBC so Jo may also play some live tracks.

For everyone outside the UK you can listen live on the Radio 1 webiste.

Ash will be flying home to Belfast on March 12th to take part in Chris Moyles touring Karaoke challenge Rallyoke in aid of Comic Relief. All the fun will be happening at the Bambu Beach Club in the Odyssey. All tickets have been given away to BBC Radio 1 listeners.

Ash will also be live on the Chris Moyles show on Radio 1 the very next morning around 9am GMT (Tuesday 13th March). No doubt it’ll be an early call after a late night and Ash will probably be in a mess! So be sure to tune in the hear what happens. Rumour is ASH’s old ‘buddy’ Louis Walsh is gonna be there too…

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Wanna win free tickets to Ash’s show at the Life Cafe for XFM Manchester’s Birthday on March 13th? If so simply enter their ticket draw here, register for XFM Plus and you’ll then have to answer a very difficult question.

Ash frontman Tim Wheeler is being filmed today at the bands studio in NYC by BBC N. Ireland for a documentary on the history of Northern Irish music. Long term friend of the band Stuart Bailie of ATL is conducting the interview. Hopefully it won’t be too long before the programme is aired on TV. We’ll keep you updated for air times.