Famous Underground / ex-Slik Toxik frontman Nick Walsh recently guested on the No Sleep 'Til Sudbury podcast with Brent Jensen. Check out the interview below.
Jensen: "It took a while, but former Slik Toxik and current Famous Underground and Classic Albums Live singer Nicholas Walsh finally sat down with NSTS to talk about a few of the songs that make his skin vibrate.
Because our chat was so lengthy, we didn't quite make it to those songs in part one of his time with us - but we did talk about his recent promotion at Classic Albums Live, Doin' The Nasty on Spotify, what he learned when Slik Toxik opened for Yngwie Malmsteen, what his dad thinks of Famous Underground song 'Love Grenade', and why he'll never do a Slik Toxik reunion. Come back to find out what Nick's songs are in the next episode!"
Founded in 2003 by Craig Martin and based in Toronto, Classic Albums Live has become the ultimate destination for music lovers wanting to hear the greatest albums performed live without all the gimmickry and cheesy impersonations. Relying only on the music, using what Martin refers to as "the world's best musicians," Classic Albums Live has defined itself as a mainstay in Performing Arts Centres across North America.
Go to the official Classic albums Live website here for ticket information.
In November 2021, Slik Toxik's full length debut album, Doin' The Nasty, was released digitally for the first time. In a follow-up interview, former frontman Nick Walsh revealed there were plans to have the band's Smooth & Deadly EP released digitally this year.
An official release date has now been confirmed for May 27th.
Tracklist:
"B.F.D."
"Riff Raff"
"Mass Confusion"
"Rachel's Breathing"
Following is an excerpt from the BraveWords interview with Nick Walsh:
"This was never about this being a big Slik Toxik re-release will all kinds of bells and whistles or a box set," Walsh says of the Doin' The Nasty reissue. "It was about making the album available digitally and that was it. First and foremost, it's something I've been thinking about for a long time and obviously talked about here and there with various members of the band over the years. I've also spoken with people over the years who were previously involved with EMI, and it didn't really get me anywhere until I reached out to some people who put me in touch with Universal. Universal had absorbed the EMI catalogue, and believe it or not they didn't know Doin' The Nasty wasn't out in the digital world."
"There's absolutely no money in doing this re-release. The money that was invested in Doin' The Nasty was never paid back, and that's just how the industry used to work. You'd get a deal, put out a record, and all the profits you were perceived to receive percentage-wise went to paying back the recoupables. That's why it's pretty funny to hear an artist say 'Oh, we've signed with a record label...' which is to some extent a marketing company."
To finally have this stuff come out and see the light of day is awesome. My wife and I were listening to the album on Spotify and I thought 'You know what, I'm damn proud of this record.' It was a good record and we gave it our all, we had some great times. It couldn't have been a Nick Walsh record or a Rob Bruce record or a Neal Busby record. All the hugs, the shows, fist fights, getting drunk together, being pissed off at each other... all of that stuff made Doin' The Nasty."
Read the entire BraveWords interview here.
