'House arrested

Ash aren't the only Irish rockers who were lucky to escape serious injury last week.

Picturehouse singer Dave Brown suffered a broken collar-bone when his car crashed in Dublin, but is expected to make a full recovery.

"The car was a complete write-off but, apart from the broken bone, Dave's okay and should be back in action sometime next month," says a band source.

The Revs have stepped in to cover Picturehouse's Friday August 23 headliner at the Tullamore Phoenix Festival. Expect a glass or five of champagne to be quaffed in honour of their 'Loaded' single entering the Irish chart at number 25.