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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Ash
| Who were the two Ash members that originally started their own garage band, ultimately leading to the creation of Ash? | All About Ash
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Tim Wheeler and Mark Hamilton. Both were from Downpatrick, Ireland and had attended high school together. They formed a small band consisting only of them two (Tim on guitar and Mark on bass). They used the name "Vietnam" and were told to be the worst band in their county.
Rick McMurray. Rick, who would become Ash's drummer, had also attended Tim and Mark's high school. He was said to be a loner, who had a wierd, bug-eyed stare everytime Tim and Mark saw him walking down the hallways.
| Ash had officialy formed during 1992 and the three began to work on their songs, creating tapes here and there. What was the name of their demo tape which featured an assortment of their best demo songs from the other 4 demo tapes? | All About Ash
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Pipe Smokin' Brick. Pipe Smokin' Brick featured "Jack names the Planets" and "Intense Thing", taken from Shed, as well as some new tracks including "Petrol". The demo tape had not gained much attention yet and Ash was still playing small shows at local clubs.
| In early 1994, Stephen Taverner came across "Garage Girl", the band's demo tape. Impressed, Steve put up money so that they could press 2000 copies of what song? | All About Ash
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Jack Names The Planets. Stephen put up the money so that they could press 2000 copies of "Jack Names The Planets", in February 1994, on Stephen's own LaLaLand record label. The band was on its way. Ash also released their first album, "Trailer", in October of this year.
| Because of their growing fame and work, what organization did Ash have to leave unfinished? | All About Ash
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high school. In 1995, Ash left school because of their growing popularity. Also, their singles "Kung Fu", "Girl from Mars", and "Angel Interceptor" were released.
| In 1997, Charlottle Hatherly (guitarist) was recruited into Ash. What was the name of the single she first appeared on? | All About Ash
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A Life Less Ordinary. Charlotte first appeared on the single "A Life Less Ordinary". This song was also the soundtrack to the movie with the same name, which starred Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz.
| Which one of their songs was awarded "Best Contemporary Song" at the 2002 "Ivor Novello Awards"? | All About Ash
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Shining Light. The single "Shining Light" won the "Best Contemporary Song" award at the 2002 "Ivor Novello Awards". A new single "Envy" was released, followed shortly afterward by the singles collection "Intergalactic Sonic 7s."
| In 2004, the band released their album "Meltdown", which went top ten in the UK. Which American movie franchise did the band team up with in this year? | All About Ash
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Star Wars. Ash teamed up with Lucasarts for a new "Star Wars" game entitled "Republic Commando". "Clones", taken from the album "Meltdown" was the first music to be used in anything "Star Wars" related that hadn't been composed by John Williams.
| Which UK movie had two "Meltdown" album songs in it? | All About Ash
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Shaun Of The Dead. "Meltdown" and "Orpheus" were featured in the popular British "romzomcom" movie, "Shaun of the Dead". Charlotte Hatherly was also going out with the director of that movie.
| What situation happened to Ash, in 2006, that largely changed their band? | All About Ash
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Charlotte Hatherly left, making Ash three members again. On January 20, 2006, Charlotte Hatherley left the band after 9 years leaving the rest with what they had started with. Hatherly had already released a solo album in 2004 and was planning to release another in 2006, a start of her solo career.
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