About Ash
They formed way back in 1992 at high school, in Downpatrick Northern Ireland, and 15 years later they are still making fantastic music, with their 5th and last conventional album, Twilight of the Innocents, hitting the shelves in July 2007. Not only do the three lads continue to create great records 15 years down the line, they are also very charming and well dressed men. Go here for the full-on definitive Ash Biography.
About Team Gash
As later described by one great supporter, Team Gash was the “brainchild of drunkeness and spontaneous creativity - two things we all know and love” and that it was. The mission of Team Gash is to bring together all those who love Ash (and Gash), promote Ash in all ways possible and promote and spread the devotion between fans and make sure that everybody, every Ash fan out there, is having a cracking good time and that the music of Ash is appreciated and supported the way it should be.
Your Definitive Ash Resources
Ash-Official: The official Ash band website, it has everything; news, regularly updated blogs, biography, tour dates, forums, Ash player, fan sites, mailing list sign-up, merchandise shop…basically they are giving you everything you could want there.
The Ash-Official Forums A place where you can meet some of the worlds most weird and wonderful (not to mention hot) people. Ash-boarders get a bad rap, it's all tabloid lies, and they are great people and hardcore fans. Once you get past the typical forum newbie ribbing, in-fighting and Wullie calling everybody a cunt you’ll be fine. Plus you can discuss almost anything over there and the moderators aren’t Nazis, go forth and enjoy it.
The Ash Files: This site is run by Brian, a Texan who is beyond badass. He is imbued with knowledge about Ash b-sides and his site contains bootlegs, live recordings, radio sessions etc. Get down there and show Brian some love.
Walking Barefoot: A fantastic fansite, regularly updated with loads of Ash information.
Ash Tabs: Run by the great Jedi Master Steve. You could be misled to think this site is just about tabs, it isn't. It has a plethora of Ash information; facts, photos, lyrics, tour dates etc. Check it out.
Unnoficial Ash Myspace: Run by top fan Hannah Murphy. Includes biography, some acoustic tracks, tour dates and more.
Ash Gear: Wanna know about Ash gear, Chad is your man. Also contains some great write-ups straignt from the legendary Leif.
Team Ash: The Team Ash girls are on a myspace mission to promote Ash, join their worthy crusade. If you see them at gigs you might even receive some nice free Ash stuff. Watch out for them!
World Domination A fanlisting site dedicated to the Dandy Downpatrick Darlings.
Some Facts* About Ash
Tim:
Tim enjoys a sandwich during sex.
Tim wants to be the drummer. He often arranges 'accidents' so Rick will injure himself and need replacing.
Tim was the original model for the eponymous hero of the Topsy and Tim books. He still has rosy cheeks and a roguish twinkle to his eye
Tim has a healthy and robust appetite- you'll never have to tell him twice to eat a fucking sandwich!
Tim has a special mating ritual when attracted to a lady consisting of hip-wiggling, twitching, going boss-eyed and emitting a strange cheeping purr.
Mark:
Mark once successfully cross-bred a moomin with a fairy.It is called Colin.
Mark has been enlarging his carbon footprint for some years now and burns down whole forests in an evening for fun. (he's not gonna like that we said this Mir...)
Mark straightens his fringe by placing it between two hot slices of bread and slamming the door on it.
Mark often knows what day of the week it is!
Mark would have loved to work for McDonalds if the rock thing hadn't worked out. He practices saying "Do you want fries with that?" in the mirror nightly.
Mark is a recognised deity in many parts of the Galaxy.
Rick:
Rick eats crayons, especially the red ones
Rick's brain is so large it cannot be accommodated in his skull and so a hat must be worn at all times to preserve his intellect.
Rick is secretly known as "Twinkletoes" to his black arts brethren due to the pact he signed with Satan to allow him to dance like a sexy devil.
Rick eats babies.
Rick sometimes smokes sage because "it tastes so damn good"
Rick's nickname during high-school was the Donkey Dong Dangler of Downpatrick
*We may be using the word fact as an antonym here
Some Facts About Team Gash
So called...because we get it out.
Team Gash have a secret dream of entering beauty pageants and having permatans
Team Gash like to collect Ash vinyl so they can cook it in the oven and make beautiful handcrafted melted vinyl bowls.
Team Gash are really identical twins and, when wearing the same outfit, are virtually indistinguishable from each other.
Team Gash, unable to find the right men will retire from the dating game at 40 and buy themselevs a Casa del Gash and fill it with cats.
Oi. fucking team Gash day out in nottingham- sort it out, and where is the massive support to get more people down to the rock city gig? Remember stages flooding and bars being smashed? It will be the best night of the entire tour. I'll provide the cocktails, which tonight are made up of still lemonade, dry gin, vodka and scrumpy cider and the party will last for thrre days at least. Just don't try stealing my sink..
Hey, cheers! Badges? Where? You might wanna add the Germany dates to your calendar? Ash will be supporting Sportfreunde Stiller early October. Btw, great pics you have there! xx
