Sunday Video Rewind: Ash - Kung Fu

I remember the day this video showed up on 120 Minutes and I found a new love...Ash. The video quality is crap but it still brings me back to the good old days when MTV actually played music videos that mattered

Ash Start A Fire

So not only did KC bestow a great b-side on us today, Ash decided to make my day that much better and offer a FREE download of their psuedo single (the official single is a different track) from their forthcoming album (due out sometime in July 07).

This marks the first release since hottie, barefoot-playing guitarist Charlotte Hatherly left the band to pursue her own solo career... which coincidentally has sunked to the level of having songs with the title "Mr. Ed." Bad move, Chaz.

But, this is all good news for Ash. Stripping down to thier 3 piece original line-up has made them more focused on the spirit of their earlier albums and lost the agonising drone of their faux-metal catalogue that was 2005's Meltdown. But, I'm an Ash fan til the end, so they can have as many second chances with me as they like.

Decide for yourself whether the new stuff is worth it (which it is):

Ash - I Started A Fire

And check out these new press photos.. daaaaaamn...



x LA Broad

...and Ash Tours!

Ash is touring the UK as well gearing up for their 6th album to be released later this year. It might be a bit weird without Chaz but then again they started out as a 3 piece...

Here are the dates:
February
19 Preston 53 Degrees
21+22 Manchester Academy 3
23 Warwick University
25 Newcastle Northumbria University
26 Glasgow QMU
27 Keele University

March
1 Bristol Anson Rooms
2 Liverpool Stanley Theatre
3 Sheffield University
4 Norwich Waterfront
6 Southampton University
7 Exeter University
8 London Kings College

NY Broad x