![]() I have sung and written on music from doing theme songs on Kid shows for Nickelodeon to anthemic tracks that get used by the likes of ESPN, MLB and more. What does Nick Walsh do for a day gig or job? Anything in the way of your work outside of music to share with our readers?Īctually, I am fortunate enough to be able to make a living through music. I also contributed a track to New Jersey native and guitarist Jack Frost’s love project ‘Brothers in Arms‘ last year. A single will be coming from it soon titled ‘Sludge Garden’…No it’s not about your magazine. titled ‘In My Reflection’ June 2021 and plan on releasing another this June as well. We had know idea how long this ‘Break’ was gonna last as shows seemed to be on and then off again like the movie Groundhog Day! We released an E.P. We had recorded a full length album a couple of years ago but due to the pandemic we sat on it for a while, then decided to break it up into a few E.P.’s. We’re aware that you have done some solo records and side projects (Famous Underground) over the years, are any of these still active?įamous Underground is still active. I do know some of the Canadian bands that seem to be on those shows have told me what a blast it has been. Actually, with my band Famous Underground we do pull out some of the classic Slik Toxik songs like Helluvatime, White Lies/Black Truth and a few more.ĥ. I too think that our music would’ve been a great fit. (I personally think you would be a GREAT addition…) based 80’s rock or hairband festivals or events, like M3 Music Festival or the Monsters of Rock Cruises? Has Slik Toxik been approached to do any of the U.S. At 25 years old, I thought that this would be a good time to embark on some new (ad)ventures.Ĥ. I had known with the advent of the grunge and boy band era that it was gonna definitely be an uphill battle for the band, we were under so much pressure at that time that some of our members literally went off the deep end. We have not been active since 1995, when after the last tour I decided to leave the band. Is the band (Slik Toxik) still active, or partially active playing the occasional “reunion” gig? Believe it or not they had no idea it hadn’t been released to the digital world!ģ. You see, the EMI music catalog was purchased by Universal Music Group in around 2011, so now I had to be introduced to some new people regarding the masters of our two EMI releases. I then reached out to an old industry acquaintance who still has his finger on the pulse, who then hooked me up with someone in the catalog and archival department at Universal. I had spoken with numerous people who used to work for Capitol/EMI and this led me nowhere. I had been thinking about this now for a number of years and couldn’t understand why it was not available in the digital world. How did the deal with Universal come about to reissue the “Doin’ The Nasty” record 30 years later? Hopefully we can already be done with it all and move on.Ģ. During the past 2 years it’s been a bit difficult with all of the lockdowns and online learning, that I feel for my kid who is now in his 2nd year of high school and hasn’t had the same opportunities that we had to be social butterflies. Well…I am still living in Toronto, Canada and am the father of a 16 year old son. What is new in the world of Nick Walsh and Slik Toxik? With that said, we sent Nick some questions and he was prompt in his response, filling us in on all kinds of news.Įnjoy our recent exchange with Nick Walsh….Ī classic Slik Toxik test shot from 1990, Photo by: Denise Grantġ. Walsh, 51, who still has his golden rock voice tours North America as part of the Classic Albums Live production, where he is featured singing the music of Led Zepplin.Īnd after watching a a few clips, it’s apparent that Walsh still has his top notch chops, as not everyone can sing Zepplin, especially in their 50’s. He also gives us an update about his project Famous Underground, and his ‘day job’ if you wanna call it that, as the voice of a Led Zepplin show. Walsh tells Metal Sludge about how that happened, and gives readers an update on all things Toxik. The singer’s former band, Slik Toxik have recently celebrated the 30th Anniversary of their “ Doin’ The Nasty” release, with it seeing a reissue on all digital music platforms, 3 decades later. Metal Sludge - It’s been a while since we’ve covered Slik Toxik, or their lead singer Nick (Nicholas) Walsh, but here we go…
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