Tod Ashley (born November 30, 1965), better known by the stage name Tod A, is an American singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist. He founded the rock music groups Cop Shoot Cop and Firewater.
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 Ashley performing in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tod Ashley |
| Born | November 30, 1965 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels |
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| Member of | Firewater |
| Formerly of | Cop Shoot Cop |
Ashley also spent time while in art school in a band called Shithäus[1] with Jon Spencer, later of The Blues Explosion.
Ashley was living in Bushwick, Brooklyn when he decided that he wanted to travel the world.[2] In 2005, putting his musical career on hiatus, Tod spent most of the year traveling the Far East, including Calcutta, India and Bangkok, Thailand. He has published a written account of his travels in a blog, which he calls Postcards From the Other Side of the World.[3] He lived in Bali for three years until 2010.
In 2019, Ashley published his first novel, Banging the Monkey[4] based on his experiences abroad.
Discography
edit- Cop Shoot Cop
| Year | Name | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Consumer Revolt | [5] |
| 1991 | White Noise | [6] |
| 1993 | Ask Questions Later | [7] |
| 1994 | Release | [8] |
| Year | Name | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire | [9] |
| 1998 | The Ponzi Scheme | [10] |
| 2001 | Psychopharmacology | [11] |
| 2003 | The Man on the Burning Tightrope | [12] |
| 2004 | Songs We Should Have Written | [13] |
| 2008 | The Golden Hour | [14] |
| 2012 | International Orange! | [15] |
- Other appearances
| Year | Name | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Crush: Live Crush 84–85 | Shithaus | [16] |
| 1994 | Forces You Don't Understand | Lubricated Goat | [17] |
| 1995 | Gash | Foetus | [18] |
| 1996 | Null/Void | Foetus | [19] |
| 1997 | Red Expendables | Red Expendables | [20] |
| 2002 | Obtanium | Skeleton Key | [21] |
| 2010 | Combat Disco Casbah | Figli di Madre Ignota | [22] |
| 2010 | Gecekondu | Baba Zula | [23] |
References
edit- ^ Fayers, Adam. "SHITHAUS – CRUSH: LIVE CRUSH 84 – 85" Archived November 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Get With It, December 28, 2005. Accessed November 6, 2007. "Shithaus is a pre-Pussy Galore band featuring Jon Spencer, Tod Ashley, Tom Fry, Stephan Harshman and James Joaquin. They released at least one cassette in 1985."
- ^ Holub, Annie. "Travel Record: A trip through Asia and into the Middle East colored Firewater's music", Tucson Weekly, June 5, 2008. Accessed June 8, 2009.
- ^ "Postcards from the other side of the world".
- ^ "Banging the Monkey".
- ^ allmusic ((( Consumer Revolt > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( White Noise 89–92 > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( Ask Questions Later > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( Release > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( The Ponzi Scheme > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( Psychopharmacology > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( The Man on the Burning Tightrope > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( Songs We Should Have Written > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( The Golden Hour > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ allmusic ((( International Orange! > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ "( Crush: Live Crush 84–85 > Credits )". discogs. March 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ allmusic ((( Forces You Don't Understand > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( Gash > Credits ))) Allmusic. November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( Null/Void > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ Red Expendables Discogs. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ "( Obtainium > Credits )". discogs. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ allmusic ((( Combat Disco Casbah > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( Gecekondu > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved November 26, 2011.