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Ash discuss how country life led to “Nu-Clear Sounds”

Published: October, 1999
Source: MTV.com
Mark Hamilton speaks to Ash-Official.com on the eve of recording album number five.

Nu-Clear Sounds MTV album review

Published: September, 1999
Source: MTV.com
MTV reviews the the US release of Ash’s difficult second album “Nu-Clear Sounds”.

Ash distance music from business & politics for new album

Published: August, 1999
Source: MTV.com
Ash speak to MTV.com about the much delayed release of their second album Stateside.

Ash discuss Butch Vig’s “Nu-Clear” detonation

Published: June, 1999
Source: MTV.com
Ash explain to MTV how Butch Vig came to be involved in remixing several tracks for the US release of “Nu-Clear Sounds”

The Wonder Years

Published: November, 1998
Source: Select magazine
The four members of Ash talk to Select magazine about their friendship, drugs and the hardship of writing “Nu-Clear Sounds”.

Nu-Clear Sounds album review

Published: October, 1998
Source: BBC
BBC reviews the difficult second album “Nu-Clear Sounds” from Ash.

Nu-Clear Sounds NME album review

Published: October, 1998
Source: NME
NME magazine reviews the difficult second album “Nu-Clear Sounds” from Ash.

A (half) life less ordinary

Published: July, 1998
Source: Hotpress
As Ash prepare for a hometown show at Killyleagh Castle they talk to HotPress about their upcoming second album.

Ash look back at 1997

Published: January, 1998
Source: Melody Maker
Ash chat to Melody Maker about their highs and lows of 1997.

“I’ll have to ask Bono the next time he pops round!”

Published: August, 1997
Source: Kerrang
Tim talks to Kerrang about growing up in Northern Ireland.

Live at the Wireless album review

Published: February, 1997
Source: Q Magazine
Q Magazine reviews the first official Ash live album “Live at the Wireless”, a fast paced, raw blast from the Irish teenagers.

Live at the Wireless NME album review

Published: February, 1997
Source: NME
NME magazine reviews the first official Ash live album “Live at the Wireless”, a fast paced, raw blast from the Irish teenagers.

Weeler’s on fire

Published: October, 1996
Source: Rip It Up
Tim speaks to Rip It Out ahead of their Antipodean shows supporting Garbage in 1996.

Ash tear it up

Published: August, 1996
Source: Addicted to Noise
Addicted to Noise review Ash’s gig San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill club

Kerrang quiz Ash

Published: June, 1996
Source: Kerrang
Kerrang magazine quiz Ash with 25 delightfully random questions.

Live on The Evening Session with Jo Whiley

Published: May, 1996
Source: BBC Radio 1
Transcript from Ash’s live appearance on The Evening Session with Jo Whiley from May 1996.

1977 album review

Published: May, 1996
Source: MTV.com
MTV reviews the debut album “1977” from Northern Ireland’s fresh faced teenagers Ash.

Tim, Rick and Mark on selected topics

Published: April, 1996
Source: Select
The band talk individually to Select magazine on a range of different topics.

Ash mature beyond their years

Published: March, 1996
Source: dotmusic
dotmusic look ahead to the release of “1977”, the debut album from Ash

Tim Wheeler’s review of 1995

Published: January, 1996
Source: Select magazine
Tim talks to Select magazine about his 1995