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NASH THE SLASH
Detailed Bio
1975
First live performance of the artist known as Nash The Slash. Mar 17 - Roxy Theatre, Toronto. Live soundtrack to the silent film "Un Chien Andalou". It is a 15 minute performance opening at midnight to the Rolling Stone's movie Gimme Shelter. The sold-out stoned-as-usual crowd love it. The name Nash The Slash comes from the first (1926) Laurel and Hardy movie ever made called "Do Detectives Think?" They play two bumbling detectives looking for a maniac butler named Nash The Slash. How fitting. Welcome to my humble abode.
1976-77
Nash forms prog-rock/electronic/pop group FM with Cameron Hawkins on keyboards,bass and vocals and Martin Deller on drums. 1977- FM records "Black Noise". The album does not get released until 1979. The album was recorded for the CBC, the only "rock" act ever to get this honour. It cost $10,000 to produce. The album was shopped around to every record company in Canada, and all turned it down. The album was then shopped in the U.S., and Passport Records in New Jersey picked it up. Passport was distributed in Canada by a small l label called GRT, and they subsequently ended up with a Gold Album (50,000 sales) on their hands. GRT went broke, and the distribution rights went to Capitol, who also profited from the album. FM to this point, had received nothing. Not until 1995, when FM re-issued the album on CD, did the band make any money from the sale of this record. To this day it sells very well on CD as one of Canada's premiere Prog-Rock recordings.
1978
Nash leaves FM and forms Cut-Throat Records. The first release is "Bedside Companion", a 4-song 12" ep of instrumental electronic music. It reaches 4,000 sales in six months thanks to CFNY radio and Records on Wheels. Dave Marsden, Don and Vito. What a team. Nash does numerous solo shows at The Edge in Toronto. Each show is based on a theme. \tab\par Nov.16 - Nash does The Neighborhood Alert Show at The Edge based on the near-disaster at the Three-Mile Island Nuclear Plant. For that glow-in-the-dark look, Nash uses phosphorescent make-up on a roll of gauze. - Nash first dons the bandages. They never come off. Nash continues in bandages as The White Top Hat, Santa Nash, Nash the Slash meets the Easter Bunny, Gangster Nash on the grassy knoll, and Nash the Cop. Other outfits would develop such as The Arab, The Black Top Hat, American Bandages, and Splatter Nash. But that happens in the future.
1979
Cut-Throat releases "Dreams and Nightmares", a full LP of instrumental horror stories. It sells 12,000 copies in 10 months. Not bad at $4 a copy wholesale.
March - Nash opens for Devo at The El Mocambo, Toronto
May Nash opens for Elvis Costello, May 7 - 12 - Nash and his lightman Stephen Pollard are hired to do the sound and lighting cues for a play called The Neon Woman. The star is the one-and-only Divine, star of John Waters' films. There are three days of rehearsal to get the cues happening. The actors all knew their lines from previous performances in other cities. As this was low-budget, the show did not travel with a production team. The show ran for one week to less-than full houses, but it was great fun. For a man who is close to 300 pounds, Divine is incredibly agile and sexy. To see him move about the stage in his six-inch stilletto heels is something to behold. Divine is not a transvestite. Off-stage he doesn't look or act like his stage persona. He is quiet-spoken and very personable. His character Divine is a wonderful outlet for him to be more outrageous than anyone before or since. From now on, any act of depravity put on film will be compared to the unforgettable Divine. He is a comic actor who dresses as a woman in his movies. He also acts as a man in some films. In "Female Trouble" he even rapes his female alter-ego. Divine once said "When people tell me to eat shit or go fuck myself, I tell 'em I've already done that."llo at The El Mocambo. Nash has another unique experience with a member of the John Waters crowd. Miss Edie the Egg Lady (Edith Massey) is on tour as the Queen of Punk. She is doing shows in various punk clubs with local bands backing her up. The promoter has asked Nash to chaperone Miss Edie. Miss Edie is 62 years old. She owns a junk shop in Baltimore, which is also a refuge for many stray cats and dogs. She doesn't like being away from her brood, so doing gigs away from home is a rarity. The show takes place at The Horseshoe Tavern, a venerable Toronto watering hole. The backup band is The Viletones. During the afternoon rehearsal, the band plays power-chord riffs behind Miss Edie's ranting poetry. Her "songs" are about politics and social issues. She doesn't like to swear. That evening's performance was one of the most memorable shows ever put on at The Horseshoe. Miss Edie (who is 5ft tall and 4ft wide) comes out on stage wearing her black leather bondage outfit from "Female Trouble", a blonde beehive wig, garish makeup, a spider on her cheek, and waving a Star Wars sword. She looks like a bowling ball with high heels. The band plays great, and Miss Edie is hilarious. She spends more time introducing the songs and talking to the audience than she does "singing". That's because she only has six songs. The show is a great success, and the night is young. Nash must now show Miss Edie the town. Nash's friend Bob has a mint 1949 Ford, and this is used for transportation. Miss Edie loves the car. Still wearing her stage outfit, Edie rides up and down Yonge Street telling Bob and Nash what her life is like. She doesn't really like all the weird stuff in the movies she makes, but she loves the people she works with, and it certainly changed her life. Nash, Bob and Edie go to a few nightclubs, causing pandemonium, especially in the gay clubs. Edie is just like she is in the movies, only not as loud and vulgar. She is a wonderful human being.
Oct Nash opens for Pere Ubu at The Horseshoe, Toronto
Nov- Nash opens for Ultravox at Hurrahs, N.Y.C. Nash's live performances begin to take on the macabre as he would finish his show by ripping his violin apart with an electric jig-saw. Sacrificing violins has long been a Nash tradition. Spiritually, the violin has the stigma of the sacrificial, the magical and the infernal; Nero, Pagannini and now Nash! A number of violinists who have seen Nash gash or burn his violin consider it something akin to human sacrifice. Judging how the audience clamours for the pieces, this quality seems to be a matter of instinct.
1980
Cut-Throat releases the single "Dead Man's Curve", a twisted re-make of the Jan and Dean classic from the 60's.
Jan - Nash opens for The Slits at Hurrahs, N.Y.C.
Jan - Nash opens for XTC, N.Y. Nash does St. Valentine's Massacre Show at The Edge. It was a week-long engagement, the first and only Nash has ever done. Gary Numan and his dad (his manager) came to see the show. Gary was in Toronto rehearsing for his North American Tour. Nash was to be the opening act for just the Toronto concert but Gary loved what he heard and saw, so with just a handshake, Nash was on board to do the whole tour.
Feb - Apr - North American Tour with Gary Numan
July - Nash opens for The Who in front of 70,000 people at C.N.E Stadium,Toronto. This was an auspicious occasion. The Who were on tour with Heart and J. Geils Band opening for them, and in each city, the promoter would add a local band to the bill. Two weeks before the gig, the Toronto promoter still hadn't found an appropriate opening act. Some bands, when offered the gig, lost out because they wanted too much money. One day, when Nash was in the office of his agent, he overheard the agents talking about this problem. Nash, being a huge Who fan, offered his services for nothing. Nash had even bought tickets to the show. This was to be Nash's 15th time seeing The Who live. When the agent called the promoter, the gig was on. But, the promoter couldn't let Nash play for nothing. Nash would get union scale for one musician playing a 25 minute set. $125. In the blazing sunlight, Nash went on at 5:30 in the afternoon in front of 70,000 people. Dressed as the The Cop, Nash tore into Dopes on the Water. The Who's soundman was very generous. There was no threat from a one-man band. The main PA, as well as the stage sound was incredibly loud. It is an awesome sensation when one hits a power chord at that volume and you realize that all that noise is you. The set was very well received and The Who's sound techs all compliment Nash on his ability to thrash. The Who went on at 11 pm and made $300,000. Almost 3,000 times more money than Nash, their humble opening act. Nash did not get to meet his heroes that night. They were in a foul mood, and Pete was not very communicative. According to Billboard Magazine, this concert was the largest grossing and attended concert in North America that year.
Aug - Nash does electronic sound effects for the film "The kidnapping of the President".
Sept - Gary Numan calls up for Nash to do tour of U.K. The call came on a Thursday night. Gary wanted Nash to come to England to start the tour on the following Monday! Needless to say it was chaotic. Nash had two roadies but could only take one with him due to costs. He chose the stage/sound tech, Mike Dent. Now Nash was faced with the problem of passports. With connections in Ottawa, both passports were issued within 48 hours. The next problem was getting there as Nash didn't have the $2,000 for airfare and equipment. A quick call to Laurie Dunn at Virgin Publishing in London and Nash had an immediate advance and the first flight out on Monday morning. The first show was in Birmingham that night, but due to delays and the long drive up from London, Nash didn't make it. The first performance of Nash The Slash in England would be the next night in Manchester. The tour arrived London on Sept. 16,17 for two nights at the Hammersmith Odeon. This is a very old building in the heart of London and not very secure. While equipment is left set up on stage overnight, thieves break in and steal two of Numan's keyboards and both of Nash's mandolins, which are in one case that resembles a guitar case. The loss is devastating. Unlike a keyboard or guitar, electric mandolins are hard to find, and Nash's instruments were custom made. The famous "Skull" mando might be gone forever. Scotland Yard is called in to investigate and a police drawing of the Skull mando is shown on a TV show called Crime Search. This show is usually dedicated to jewelry heists in Knightsbridge, but being a foreign visitor, Nash is given special attention. As Russell Bell (Numan's guitarist) said to Nash at the time, "I once had my stereo stolen and it didn't get on Crime Search!" On the second night at the Hammersmith, Nash does a shortened set, playing just violin. Before the tour continues in Portsmouth, Nash must find another mandolin. After searching all over London, Nash settles on a cheap Japanese model, and with some serious alterations, it becomes a functional instrument. This instrument will be used for the rest of the tour, as well as on the upcoming recording sessions for the Children of the Night LP. Nash calls back home to Canada for a new mandolin to be made. Vladomir Bosnar, the maker of all Nash mandos, goes to work on another black model. The first of the two nights at Hammersmith was recorded on a cassette machine at the board. The last-known performance of the Skull mando had been preserved for posterity. This tape would come in handy very soon.
Oct - Nash remains in England and does local London dates. Oct 4- Nash plays The Greyhound and premiers his new discovery and opening act, Blancmange. Two very funny guys who play weird electronic mood music. A year later, Blancmange had developed into a catchy pop group and went on to have huge hits with the dance crowd. Oct.11 - Nash plays London's Rock and Roll Mecca- The Marquis Club. Blancmange opens the show.
Nov - Nash signs with Dindisc, a sub-label of Virgin. Dindisc wants to put out some promo records to the media, but Nash doesn't have anything recorded yet. Oh yes he does. Release of limited edition (300 copies) live "official" bootleg of "Hammersmith Holocaust", recorded at The Hammersmith Odeon opening for Gary Numan. All three hundred copies are hand-stamped by Nash and Mike Dent, his sound tech. It takes three days of sitting on the floor of their apartment to stamp all the labels and jackets as well as number each one. The LP's are distributed to radio and music journalists. They are not for sale. This is the rarest of Nash recordings.
Dec "Children Of The Night" LP Nash must now meet a producer he'd like to work with. Separate lunches with John Leckie and Mick Glossop prove that big names are pricey. Steve Hillage was an interesting musician on the Virgin roster but had no experience producing. Nash and Steve met through a mutual friend and it was instant camaraderie. Dindisc was reluctant to have Steve produce the record, citing his recognition as a an old hippie and not being "now". Nash isn't interested in flavour-of-the-weak mentality, so he insists Steve is on board. A studio is the next important find. Virgin Records owns some of the finest studios in England, from The Manor to the TownHouse (where Nash lived upstairs in a small apartment. More on this later). They even have a studio in a barge on The Thames. All are too big (expensive) or too small. Nash and Steve visit a lot of studios before Steve remembers Britannia Row, the studio owned and operated by Pink Floyd. A few years earlier he had recorded an album there with Nick Mason producing and the rates were reasonable. The studio is in an old stone building and houses the studio and offices on the first floor, with Pink Floyd's sound system on the second, and the lighting on the third. The studio isn't fancy, but the engineers Nick Griffiths and Mike Johnson have seen it all and aren't confounded by weird machines and weirder noises. This is where the "Children" will find their home. While recording the album, Steve and Nash travel back and forth to the studio, listening to tapes of "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". They listen to one episode on every journey for 12 days straight. Nash flies home for Christmas, glad to know he has an album in the can. He also has a new mandolin waiting for him thanks to Vlado.
1981
Jan - Nash returns to the London apartment he shares with Mike Dent. It is upstairs from the TownHouse studio owned by Virgin. Nash and Mike have access to the lounge and kitchen area of the TownHouse. Many other recording artists come and go. Jello Biafra stays down the hall for a few weeks. Phil Collins interrupts Nash's game of pool to play his latest mix of "In The Air Tonight". Kinda catchy Phil. Should do well. Peter Gabriel comes in for some sessions. Mike Dent hangs out with Kate Bush and gets her some hash at 3 a.m. On one occasion, Queen came in to do some recording and banned everyone else from using the lounge or kitchen for three days! Snobs.
Feb - "Children" is released in the U.K., Europe, Canada and Australia. Nash does big show at The Venue in London. While setting up the gear, he gets a phone call. A lady has found what she says are his mandolins. Her dog found them in a bag under some bushes in a park. She remembered the Crime Watch show 5 months earlier and her daughter had seen an ad in the paper for tonight's concert. Nash gets in a cab and heads for NE London. The lady is given a reward of one hundred pounds and Nash returns to the gig. The mandolins are not used that night, but instead are cleaned and propped up on a sofa like lost children. The instruments are in remarkably good condition. The theory is that the thief had thought he was stealing a guitar. Upon discovery that the case contained two very unique-looking mandolins, the merchandise became too hot to sell. The original case had more value than the contents. Thankfully the thief didn't destroy the evidence, but instead kept them indoors for some time. Considering how little rust was on them, and only a few new scratches, the mandolins could only have been in the park for a week or so. Feb. 7 - Nash opens for Japan at The Hammersmith Odeon. The Skull mandolin makes a glorious return to the stage. For weeks, Nash was hounded by Japan's management to do this gig. Nash didn't want to do the show because he doesn't like Japan's music. He finally gives in, does the show, and blows Japan off stage. Robert Shelton in The London Times had this to say; "Japan deals in an all- too predictable mood music that masquerades as rock glamour." "Nash the Slash orchestrates himself with tapes and effects mixed in and out of enough equipment to launch a cheap day return to Mars. The effects were imaginative, the climaxes often chilling."
Mar - Single "Novel Romance" recorded with Bill Nelson producing. It was a worthless attempt at pop music, but Nash at least got to spend a weekend with one of his musical heroes. There's a story here, as well. \tab\par Apr\tab - Club tour of U.K. A variety of venues, from clubs to University halls. The most memorable gigs are sometimes the most bizarre, such as Middlesborough. The solid oak picnic tables (too heavy to throw), with chains attached to the concrete floors (to be sure they can't be thrown), flanged into troughs of beer, puke and blood. Middlesbrough is in the hinterlands of England. Sort of like Blind River, only rougher. On that late-Saturday afternoon, Nash and his crew were setting up the equipment at the venue while the local football club was going down to defeat at the hands of Manchester United at the nearby stadium. Little did Nash know that the local drunken frustration would show up at his gig five hours later. A very punk audience came out to whoop and holler. There is a quaint ritual at gigs in these parts to throw large pennies onto the stage in appreciation of the performer. These pennies are the size of Canadian quarters, and when hurled at the solo artist standing at his microphone with nowhere to go, the effect is traumatizing. The audience is warned. It happens even more. Members of the audience who want Nash to continue playing start fighting with the drunken rowdies. It spreads to the girls and soon two young women in black punk garb start to flail at each other right in front of the stage. Hair and blood start flying. Nash, fearing a riot, leaves the stage in mid-set. The owner later told Nash that this happens all the time and that Nash was the only performer to have the balls to tell them off. Later that night, as Nash and Mike Dent are packing up the stage, the entire room is hosed down by the staff. The plastic cups of stale beer are swept off the solid oak tables by hoses of water, joining with the puke and blood into troughs in the concrete floor. The plastic cups are then swept off the floor. Very efficient. The place looks more like an abattoir than a performance venue. London is more civilized with Blancmange opening.
May - Nash plays violin on three tracks of Gary Numan's new LP "Dance" as well as performs in Gary's band for his final shows at Wembley Arena. Stories here.
May-Jun - European tour with The Tubes. Lots of stories. \tab\par Jul \tab Nash returns to Canada.
Aug- opens for Iggy Pop in New York City.Performs at The Police Picnic outside of Toronto. This is Nash's first big gig since returning to Canada. The Police Picnic is a one day festival of great bands including Iggy Pop, Killing Joke, The Specials, and of course The Police. This would be the first big concert by The Police ( a crowd of 25,000) and their management became very arrogant. As Nash was doing his set to an enthusiastic crowd, the manager of The Police told the stage sound tech to shut Nash down. His excuse was that Nash was going on too long. Nash was one song away from his allotted time. The stage sound tech refused to turn off Nash, so the manager himself started to pull down the faders. As he cut the power to the front sound, he couldn't figure out why Nash still had sound on stage. That's because Nash always uses his own stage monitors as well as the house system. Nash finally quit the stage when he realized what was going on. The entire incident was captured on video by CITY-TV. It is now part of the Nash Archives.
Oct. 31 - Monster Solo Halloween Show at the Concert Hall, Toronto This is the big solo return gig to Toronto. A crowd of 800 have come to see a spectacle and they get it. On stage, Nash is flanked by two large abstract metal sculptures, with platforms holding a collection of 8 carved and lit pumpkins. The finale is Dopes on the Water, and at the start of the opening power chords, the top two pumpkins explode like a sonic boom. Pumpkin goosh is sent into the upper balcony. The front rows are underneath the trajectory, but the orangey flesh hits the sound board and the stunned crowd 50 feet away. The exploding pumpkins have never been done since, as it took two weeks to get all the crap out of the stage equipment. All the white stage cloth had to be thrown out.
Nov - Nash opens for Human League at Massey Hall.Opens for Gentle Giant at Massey Hall. These gigs are very special. Nash is a fan and friend of both groups, and the chemistry with these very different audiences proves that Nash fits anywhere. A great time was had by all. Nash gets an encore at each show. "Decomposing" is released. The first LP playable at any speed. Rave reviews in Playboy magazine and The Village Voice. Wins Best Instrumental Album of the Year at CFNY U-Know Awards. Gets airplay in strange places including Polish National Radio.
1982
Feb- Cut-Throat releases new LP "And You Thought You Were Normal". - Nash goes to N.Y.C. to make video for "Dance After Curfew" with Rock America. "Dance After Curfew" is produced by Daniel Lanois.
Feb- Apr- North American tour with Iggy Pop. Nash can't remember, but he thinks there are serious stories to be told here, but..he...can't.... remember. Jim.....Help!!! Just kidding. Iggy and Nash remember everything that happened over the entire six week tour, but they refuse to incriminate each other.
May - Ralph Records (The Residents) releases an LP titled "The Million-Year Picnic", a compilation of previously released material.
Nov - "Normal" chosen as top album pick in Billboard magazine.
Dec - "Normal" wins Best Import in a readers poll in Germany.
1983
July- Nash opens for Kim Mitchell at the Oshawa Arena. The show is being taped by CITY-TV. A crowd of 5,000 are anticipating a great show. As Nash starts into his third song "Who Do You Love", a golf ball is hurled at him, bouncing off the violin. A few seconds later another golf ball hits Nash in the face. Nash, always the contained performer says, "Quit throwing the fuckin' golfballs!!!" This has all been filmed for future broadcast, but now the performance is shot. Seizing the moment, Nash demands to know who the fuck is throwing the golfballs. The crowd responds by beating the crap out of the morons who wrecked the gig. Nash remains on stage in silence, watching the action. Recording begins on "American Bandages", a collection of American Rock Classics from Grand Funk to Spirit. Nash assisted by FM cohorts Cameron Hawkins and Martin Deller.
1984
"American Bandages" is released in Canada by Quality Records. The re-make of Spirit's "1984" becomes a dance-club hit. Ironically, the LP is not distributed in the U.S. due to bad management and worse record company. - Nash tours across Canada and in eastern U.S.A. - Nash is nominated for a Juno Award (Canada's Grammys) as Best New Male Vocalist. He loses to Alfie Zappacosta.
1985-87
June- Pepsi Cola Canada begins a TV ad campaign featuring the local pop group Rough Trade being served the refreshing beverage by butlers wearing bandages, dark glasses and dressed in Tuxedos. Many people comment on Nash's involvement with a corporate sponsor. Trouble is, it isn't Nash. A lawyer is contacted, and the legal battle begins. Nash vs Pepsi. With letters flying back and forth by lawyers wasting time and money, Nash is compelled to take it to the highest court. The headline in The Toronto Star June 12 says it all; "Rocker Nash The Slash sues Pepsi for $1 Million." The local and national press eat it up. Nash gets more publicity than if he had done the commercial. The story even appears in Billboard Magazine. Pepsi argues that Nash just took his look from the Invisible Man, and it's hardly original. Nash responds that Pepsi sells its product based on the images of current Pop culture, not silent film characters. Everyone on the street recognizes that image in that context as only one person, Nash the Slash. In legal terms it is known as "misappropriation of personality." Nash and Pepsi resolve their differences, as long as Nash stops talking to the press. The commercial was pulled at the beginning of the controversy, and poor Rough Trade lost a whole summer of corporate promotion. What do Nash the Slash and Michael Jackson have in common? They both got burned by Pepsi.
1985-1987- Nash re-forms FM with Cam and Marty and the band tours extensively in Canada. Two more FM albums are recorded ("Contest" and "Tonight"). Marty leaves before the making of the Tonight album. Once again, Nash has been distracted from his true mission in life, and he decides to depart from FM as well.
1989-96
The era of Nash film music begins.
1989 - Black Pearls
1990 - A Trip Around Lake Ontario - Roadkill (Bruce McDonald)
1991 - Father Snowshoes
1992 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) original silent film - The Lost World (1925) original silent film
1994 - Blood and Donuts
1993 - Nash returns to the stage. With a new musical partner Plexus on keyboards, guitar and programming, they create "Psychedelitron", a multi-media extravaganza using slide projectors, rear-screen video and robotics. The music is mostly instrumental original pieces but the show also includes versions of "Mars" from Holst's The Planets, "Danse Macabre" by Saint-Saens and "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield. "Psychedelitron" is performed at a club called Stratengers on the first Saturday of every month.
1994 - "Psychedelitron" is performed at the opening of the World's largest Sci-Fi Reference Library located in Toronto.
1995 - Nash writes and records new material for solo shows. Guest recordings with such groups as The Look People, Burning Bridges and Empty Overdrive.
1996- Work begins on re-mastering of "Bedside Companion" and "Dreams and Nightmares". The title is "Blind Windows". Nash does solo Halloween show at Stratengers.
1997
1997 - Live solo concerts in clubs in Southern Ontario. New material is well received. The CD of "Blind Windows" is finally released. "Blind Windows" is a collection of all instrumental music textured with early analog synths and Nash's distinctive electric mandolin and violin riffs. The CD was distributed throughout the world and reached #3 on the Canadian Indie Charts. Nash is at a crossroads. Does he play rock clubs, and try to compete with the latest haircut of the day, or does he emphasize his artistic, more esoteric side? At Stratengers, anything is possible, so the Lounge Lizard Nash was born. More lizard than lounge. Playing mainly instrumental music at a quieter volume, the music is hardly mellow, combining the yin and yang of a Buddhist serial killer. The newest evolution is that of video. Big screen and totally wake. Gone are the days of rock and roll lighting. Now you can experience the Nash Video Extravaganza. The visual world according to Nash.
1998
Nash decides to emphasize the artistic side of his vast visual and musical repertoire. Nash The Lounge Lizard makes his debut at Stratengers on Fri. and Sat. Jan 30 and 31. Due to it's electronic nature, the music's volume is totally controlled, so even Thrash can sound pleasant to the ear. The three sets are a combination of two sets of Instrumental Zen Music and one set of Nash Thrash. "Blind Windows" becomes a major part of the live presentation. Much of the material is demonstrated in the sound and painting presentation of "Bombardiers." With a variety of new material, Nash takes on all challenges.
Jun 28 - Gay Pride Day, Toronto, Sunday; one set of Nash Thrash.
Jul 14- The Reverb Room, , with a Toronto premiere of the silent film classic "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." Stratengers; The Toronto premiere of the silent film classic "The Lost World." Numerous film and visual esoterica is presented in clubs and theatres throughout Southern Ontario.\
Oct 31- The 6th. annual Halloween Gig at Stratengers is a visceral performance. Just to show he hasn't lost his touch, Nash performs two sets of Nash Thrash. At the finale, a violin is sacrificed to the gods of electric saws, volume and distortion.
Nov 18 - A concert in the Workman Theatre for Mental Health Week, with a 20 minute presentation of the finale to "Caligari", the first film (1919) about institutional mental rehabilitation. \par \tab In November, Nash finally gets his own Website up and running with the help of Igor (pronounced EyeGore) and Nightmare Productions . Current gigs and info about CDs and stuff is all there for everyone to see. There is total commitment to the project and many new concepts are on the horizon. Can "Art" and "Thrash" survive in this colliding universe? Stay tuned for the outcome.
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