LISTEN: Ash giving away free acoustic EP

You can download one track each week, starting with 'Free'.

WATCH: Ash share video for 'Evel Knievel'

KABLAMMO! track gets adrenaline-fuelled promo

Ash play the Dublin Olympia

Tim & the chaps are treating us to an early Christmas present in December

Ash on TIDAL, Pledgemusic and the expense of vinyl

The Downpatrick trio miss the old "sense of ownership" that came with records.

Ash Interview

Back! Back!! BACK!!! in long-playing form, Ash talk rejuvenation, dealing with the machine and how these days they only compete with themselves.

Free Music Friday

With the country positively basking in sunshine - we were hotter yesterday than parts of Spain - Free Music Friday slather on the Factor 30 and brings you another scorching collection of tunes, streams, videos and trailers.

Ash - Kablammo!

Ash on fire for their comeback album.

Ash break into Top 3 on Irish Indie Chart

Faith No More are this week's number one.

Ash confirmed for Tower album launch

Q&A and in-store performance lined up for Dawson St. next month

Tim Wheeler talks Slane past and present

They supported U2 there a decade ago, and are getting a second bite of the Slane cherry courtesy of the Foos. Tim Wheeler tells us why Lord Henry’s gaff is so special.

Tim Wheeler on his friendship with Dave Grohl

Ash join headliners the Foo Fighters at Slane on May 30.

Ash announce album details

Their first proper studio album in eight years will be with us this summer.

Ash & The Strypes to support Foo Fighters

Irish acts added to Slane bill.

Indiependence make first line-up announcement

There's good news for Ash, Mark Lanegan, The Dandy Warhols & Jape fans!

LISTEN: New Ash track

They've also announced Dublin and Belfast shows...

Tim Wheeler confirms new Ash album on the way

Speaking to Hot Press on the imminent release of his first solo outing Lost Domain (which deals with the death of his father), the Ash frontman reassured us it is not the end for the Northern Irish rockers.

Sound Of Belfast takes place this November

Things kick off with a Tim Wheeler solo gig on November 7.

Tim Wheeler announces album, shares track

Former Ash frontman going it alone.

DOWNLOAD: Ash celebrate Star Wars Day with free tune

Ash celebrated May The Fourth… by giving away the belting ‘There Is Hope Again’ from their A To Z series of singles.

DOWNLOAD: New version of Ash's 'Jack Names The Planets' for the day that's in it!

Ash celebrate – if that’s the appropriate word! – Ash Wednesday with a one-day only free download of ‘Jack Names The Planets’, which has been re-recorded for the occasion.

Ash to cruise with Weezer

The Northern Irish legends will be joining Rivers Cuomo for some tropical fun.

Ashes to be released on DVD this Monday

The Tim Wheeler and Ilan Eshkeri scored 2012 film hits the shops on January 28.

Ash go live

How does the idea of watching Ash play a live acoustic set from the comfort of your own living room sound?

LISTEN: New EP from ASH

Listen to Little Infinity for FREE with Hot Press.

Ash Release Covers EP

To coincide with their 20th anniversary celebrations, Ash release Little Infinity, an EP of cover versions.

Tim Wheeler guests on Kestrels album

The Ash frontman lends his vocals to ‘Dumb Angel’.

Ash honoured in the Great Northern Songbook Poll

'Shining Light' is more popular than the likes of 'Teenage Kicks', according to BBC Radio Ulster.

Ash for Helium Music Festival

One and done for their Irish festival frolics in 2012...

Rockin' for a cause

Belfast concert raises funds to fight Alzheimer's

WATCH: Tim Wheeler talks to Hot Press

An exclusive sit-down with everyone's favourite Downpatrick rocker...

Tim and Emmy celebrate Christmas

Emmy The Great and the Ash frontman have collaborated on This Is Christmas and you can get the first track now.

Excitement mounts as Belfast Music Week approaches

Over 130 events will take place around the city at the end of the month.

Arthur's Day, Belfast live review

A report back from Ulster Hall's festivities...

Ash, The Divine Comedy and The Undertones for Belfast charity gig

They will each perform one of their classic albums in sequence.

Ash to release Best Of

The alt-rockers will release Best Of Ash on October 14 ahead of their gig at The Academy on October 18.

Ash announce special October gig

The alt-rockers will play a Free All Angels gig in Dublin’s Academy on October 18.

Ash announce anniversary tour

Charlotte Hatherley will rejoin the boys for three shows in October.

Ash to ashes

Tim Wheeler on visiting Sligo, his soundtrack project, new Ash material and why he’s translating ‘Kung Fu’ into Japanese.

Tim Wheeler set for Willowstone

Ash man goes acoustic at July arts and music festival

Ash, live at Whelan's

Downpatrick rockers bring down the house

New Ash single for download

'Running To The Ocean' available now

Ash, Stereo MCs and Aslan to headline Temple House Music & Arts Festival

Over 120 acts to descend on Sligo in June

Tim Wheeler to soundtrack Coldplay-funded film

Ash add Belfast and Portrush dates this summer

The trio will follow up their Whelan's gig with two further June shows

Ash announce Whelan's date

Downpatrick's finest will make their way to Dublin this Summer

Tim Wheeler Songwriter Session in Belfast

The Ash mainman will be at the Oh Yeah music centre on January 11

Ash headline Murphy's Big Night Out

The group will be joined on the stage in Cork by Cathy Davey, Fight Like Apes and more

Free Ash download EP

The band also play a major London headliner this week.

A-Z Volume 2

Ash returns with latest singles collection

Ash release second A-Z album

The chaps are also getting seriously smoochy on their new single!

Ash in the Hot Press Signing Tent

Ash in the Hot Press Signing Tent

Ash announce Oxegen warm-up show in Belfast

They're playing the Oh Yeah Music Centre the day before heading to Punchestown.

Ash offer free tracks to A to Z subscribers

And they're popping in to the Hot Press Signing Tent at Oxegen!

Ash horror movie finally surfaces online

Charlotte gets its with an axe while Chris Martin investigates!

Free Ash downloads

They've also unleashed letter 'Q' in their A to Z series of singles.

Singles Going Steady

Patrick Freyne interviews Ash about reinvention and 21st century music making.

A-Z Volume 1

Downpatrick reinvent the album as alphabet soup

Bloc Party's Russell Lissack joins Ash

The guitarist will accompany the Northern Irish band on their upcoming UK tour.

Ash confirm old school CD release

A-Z Vol. 1 is out on April 16.

Ash to headline free Dublin gig

Tickets for the 7up Paddy’s Day Party are up for grabs now!

Live Ash web gig

The boys will be broadcasting live from New York on Wednesday night.

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Ash live at The Button Factory

Tim Wheeler and co rock the rafters of Temple Bar and our snapper Ruth was on hand to catch the action

Ash announce Irish shows

There are also 26 new songs to look forward to!

Ash release new single

They're also embarking on an A-Z Tour of the UK.

Ash release new video

It's a cracking cartoon jobby for 'Return Of White Rabbit'.

Ash kick off alphabet single series with free download

'Return Of The White Rabbit', released today, marks the launch of the band's A-Z Series, which will commence in September.

Ash add extra London date

The 'Burn Baby Burn' boys are to play a second night at the Bloomsbury Ballroom, London on Sunday June 7.

Ash get covered by Annie Lennox

It’s not a news story we ever expected to write, but Annie Lennox has covered an Ash song as one of the bonus cuts on her new ‘Best Of’.

Full line-up confirmed for Glasgowbury

Mojo Fury, the Delawares and Ed Zealous are among the acts now confirmed for the one-day Derry festival, which will be led by Northern legends Ash.

Ash to headline Glasgowbury

Ash will headline Draperstown's Glasgowbury festival in Derry this July.

Ash announce Galway gig

Ash have pencilled in a date for this summer's Galway Arts Festival.

Ash to rock NYC on St. Patrick's Day

Ash will be joining the front benches of Dail Eireann in the grand tradition of the St. Patrick's Day exodus this year.

Ash announce December dates

Ash will be coming home for some live dates this December.

End Of The World

Are Ash reinventing themselves as some kind of Sparklehorse/Super Furry Animals hybrid? Because, on the strength of this single, you’d swear they’d pulled off just such a transformation. They’ve given free rein to their pop sensibilities with a chorus as wide as an open horizon, while the Beatles plunge that leads into the second verse certainly shivered my timbers. Elsewhere, the guitar solo flickers to a blaze big enough to convince us that the Ash we know and love are still in there somewhere. It’s a belter – the sound of a summer we haven’t yet been given.

Ash announce autumn tour

Ash take to the road this October to promote their new album Twilight of the Innocents.

Wheeler-ing the years

30th Anniversary Retrospective: On the eve of the release of their fifth album, Ash talk longevity, writing songs in Bono’s summer house and why Twilight Of The Innocents is not a pipe-and-slippers album.

Ash stop releasing albums

Twilight Of The Innocents, out July 2, will be Ash’s last album, says frontman Tim Wheeler. But the band are not planning to split.

Ash play Belfast in-store

Ash are playing an in-store gig in HMV, Belfast this month.

Polaris

Written in France at Bono’s house, no less, it seems that all the excitement of meeting the man himself made Tim Wheeler forget the basics of creating a song. Stuff like melody. Remember that Tim? From a band who brought us ballads as strong as ‘Oh Yeah’ and ‘Shining Light’, anything less than perfection is a disappointment, and this is a wishy-washy track that’s as uninventive with the string section as is with the lyrics. Cool packaging though.

Ash to split?

Ash have given an onstage indication that the new album may well be their last.

Ash seek scribe

Not content with selling out gigs all over the shop, Ash are looking for someone to edit their official fanzine.

Ash live at the Stiff Kitten, Belfast

It’s a forbidding date – no I’m not talking about Friday the 13th, I’m referring to Ash’s first Belfast date proper since the departure of guitarist Charlotte Hatherley.

Ash announce intimate Irish shows

The Downpatrick band Ash have announced a trio of smaller-than-usual gigs on home turf.

World Exclusive: Ash to headline Red Bull's Slane event

Hot Press can exclusively reveal the bill that accompanies the Red Bull X-Fighter Freestyle Motocrosss bash at Slane Castle - the headliner of which is Ash.

Ash to headline Trinity Ball line-up

The line-up for the always-stellar Trinity Ball has been announced, with Ash headlining.

Ash dish out free download

Downpatrick trio Ash are preparing for their new album release in a highly generous way - by offering a fans a free taster.

Ash ready new LP

Ash have confirmed that their first post-Charlotte Hatherley album will be coming out in March.

Ash reveal new album details

Downpatrick’s finest, Ash, are back in the studio, recording the follow-up to 2004’s Meltdown.

Ash reveal plans for new album

Tim Wheeler has been talking about the new Ash album, which looks like emerging in 2007.

Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley goes solo

After several weeks of will she/won’t she speculation, Charlotte Hatherley has left Ash to pursue her solo career.

Liverpudlian honour for Ash - picture exclusive

There was much quaffing of champagne in the Ash camp last week as Sir Paul McCartney presented Tim Wheeler with an honorary companionship at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.

Ash in tour bus fire near-miss

Not one but two of their tour buses caught on fire during Ash's recent American jaunt

Tennent’s ViTal Presents Ash in Newry

Free and intimate: Ash play Newry later this month

Ash announce Belfast date

In town for their U2 support show, Ash have announced a headline date at the Spring & Airbrake

Ash to support U2 on final Dublin date

Ash have been confirmed as U2's special guests for their third date at Croke Park

Ash cancel 'e-album' release

Ash have pulled the planned release of a download-only mini-album, Evil Eye

US release + tour: big things ahead for Ash

Not content with touring their album around the United States, Ash are also set to infiltrate the world of video games

Ash set for mini-tour: Limerick & Waterford confirmed

Having been pounding the festival beat since Oxegen (taking in trips to the likes of Hungary & Japan!) Ash have confirmed an Autumnal return to Irish shores.

Superstar threesome in the making

Tim Wheeler, Justin Hawkins and Har Mar Superstar may well be joining forces if Charlotte Hatherly is to be believed...

Meltdown

Recorded in sunny California, under the sonic supervision of Nick ‘Foo Fighters’ Raskulinecz, Ash’s fourth studio album is one big-sounding, drums-pounding, amps-to-eleven, NOISY MOTHERFUCKER of a record (as the irate neighbour said to the policeman).

Operation rock and awe starts here..

Having dominated the charts here for the past ten years, Ash are gearing up for a full-scale invasion of America. Stuart Clark dons his hard hat as Tim, Mark, Rick and Charlotte tell him about their new record of mass destruction Meltdown, and the A-list celebrity company they’ve been keeping in the city of angels.

Ash live in Dublin

As is often the case when bands have a whole host of new material they're itching to try out, the crowd become slightly restless midway through the evening. The Meltdown material sounds great, but there's no getting around the fact that we've come to hear the old favourites, and the band know it.

Ash to play Downpatrick homecoming gig

Tim Wheeler is thrilled to announce Ash's first hometown gig in ten years

Ash to play Belfast's Music Live festival

Wheeler and company will be rocking the floating pontoon on May 1 as part of the BBC Music Live festival

Chris Martin joins Ash

Well sort of ... Not content with priming their Meltdown album for April release, Ash have recorded a cover of the Buzzcocks' 'Everybody's Happy Nowadays' with one C. Martin on backing-vocals.

Ash to play one-off gig at the Temple Bar Music Centre

April 22 will see Ash play their very first, very anticipated gig of the year

Ash download for sale on website

Get a taste of Ash: their new tune 'Clones' will become available to download from their official website

Ash reveal details of new album + tour

Ash's forthcoming album comes with a warning from Tim Wheeler: "It'll tear your face off."

Donna Summer clocking Primal Scream, the Boy Wonder and killer psycho tunes

Confused? Don't be - it's just a day in the life of Ash

Ash: preview of forthcoming album + Charlotte Hatherley's solo album

Guitarist Charlotte Hatherley is making solo jaunts on the side of Ash

Ash to record fourth album this Autumn

Tim Wheeler and co will be heading into the studio in Los Angeles with Foo Fighters producer Nick Raskulinecz

Ash rumoured to play Vital festival

Sources reveal Ash will headline Day 2 of the Belfast festival in September

Tim Wheeler hospitalised

The Ash singer goes ahead with show despite an arm infection

Ash play Park with Robbie

Ash have confirmed reports that they're opening for Robbie Williams in August when he descends on the Phoenix Park.

Ash for questions

Tim Wheeler reveals plans for a big outdoor summer gig

Apetite for destruction

Ash make their TV debut with a half-hour celluloid opus entitled Ash: Love And Destruction

Ash radio documentary

The quartet rock out BBC Radio Ulster

U2 to take over the globe!

(Well, the Golden ones anyway)

'I'm On Drugs', say Ash

The quartet release limited edition vinyl

Angels with dirty faces

It’s all about broken down tour buses, Alan Partridge, high speed collisions, Moby, broken ribs, Mina Suvari, MTV stars and David Bowie as Ash launch a sonic assault on America. So riddle me this: can Ireland’s hardest-working rock’n’roll outfit crack the big one?

Intergalactic Sonic Sevens

Intergalactic Sonic Seven's (soon to be followed by a B-side compilation) is a collection of absoloutely cracking tunes that might just bring the acclaim that has so far escaped Ash in the US

The rocky horror picture show

Ash somehow cajole James Nesbitt, Dave Grohl and (next victim!) Chris Martin into appearing in their homemade "crazy teen slasher" short

"We were woken up - things were flying everywhere"

Tim Wheeler out of Ash recounts their near-miss in America. Meanwhile, the worst of their injuries - drummer Rick's - may cost them Reading and Leeds slots

Close call

Ash involved in highway accident in northwestern US - and very lucky to escape serious injury

Plan 7 From Outer Space

Ash release Intergalactic Sonic 7"s best-of collection - and we've got a preview of the cover art right here

Envy

Go on the lads! (and Charlotte)

Ash get great reviews on Moby's Area:2 tour of the US - not least from Moby himself

Mixed grill: Ash

You cook them, we serve them up in the Q&A cantina. At the table to answer the questions posed, in our second serving this fortnight, by members of hotpress.com: Ash

Shining lights

To celebrate their tenth birthday, Ash are releasing a Best Of double CD, jammed with their 17 ass-kicking singles and featuring "selected highlights" from the B-sides. The title? "We don't have one at the moment," says Tim, "so if anyone's got a good idea, send them to us"

Submit your questions to Ash!

Got questions for Ash? Tim Wheeler and Rick McMurray are ready, willing, able and waiting eagerly to help you with those. Give 'em here

Energy to burn, baby, burn

Farewell, not-so-sweet Dreamworks: Ash ink US deal with Kinetic (home of Timo Maas, Paul Oakenfold & South)

Ash! Bang! Wallop!

They came, they saw, they conquered - again. Ash's comeback kid Tim Wheeler looks back over a spectacular year. Angel interceptor: Kim Porcelli

Ash on delivery

Prior to their dates in the Ambassador comes the unleashing of Tokyo Blitz, an hour-long DVD

Ash, Bang, Wallop!

Muse opened up the Heineken Weekender in Galway with an emotionally charged show. Offerings included the wonderful ‘Uno’, current hit ‘New Born’ and a selection of hard-hitting tunes from 1999’s Showbiz album.

Free All Angels

Sixteen is a state of mind that, like that summer feeling, haunts you the rest of your life. It’s a quickening of stirrings into one overwhelming surge of sense and sensuality: cars, girls, noise, boys, surf, sand and sea breezes.

Numbskull

When I first started showing a real interest in music, and buying 7'' singles every week in Downpatrick's 'Sounds' for my 99p pocket money, videos weren't as available.

Ash/Chicks

New girl Charlotte Hatherly was magnificent...

Trailer

Of all their undeniable qualities, it is Ash’s bone dry sense of humour and their eye for unnervingly absurd detail that bodes most auspiciously for their long-term future.

Jack Names The Planets”/”Don’t Know

Ash: “Jack Names The Planets”/”Don’t Know” (La La Land)