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The Ga*Ga*s |
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Photo: The Ga*Ga*s (Rob, Jason,
Tommy and Toshi) |
Tommy
Vocals and Guitar
Rob
Guitar
Jason
Drums
Toshi
Bass |
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Latest News: A message from Tommy |
It's been a long time coming. Taking a never
ending series of keenly-timed right-hooks on the chin. Eating shit and
coming back every time asking for more. This ain't no Oliver Twist tale.
This is the reality every band trying to make it today faces....
In May, when Rob left band, we had undoubtedly reached a crossroads in
our lives. The constant set-backs and let-downs of the last 12 months
had left us all feeling exhausted and disillusioned, and we knew that to
survive, something had to change. We've looked deep into ourselves and
come to the conclusion that now is the time to begin again. We've had 4
amazing years as THE*GA*GA*S, learning a lot about the way things really
work in this business, and sharing our music and our lives with you all.
None of us would change this experience for the world, and we thank
every single one of you who has supported us throughout. We are forever
indebted.
So where in from now? Well as the saying goes: "The strong give up and
move on..."
We all value one another's musicality and friendship way too much to
just give up, so we're starting work on a new project together - along
with a new guitar player once we have found the right man. This is a new
band, not a re-hash. We're all very clear that we're not the same people
we were when we started TGG. Both our goals and musical tastes have
evolved into something very different from where we first started, and
for the first time in a long time we feel truly excited about making
music again. We've made mistakes in the past, but when you learn the
hard way you never forget.
We needed a shot in the arm -along with the rest of the world - so
that's what it's gonna get. We hope you'll all join us again when we
announce the new band. In the meantime we will be closing down the web
site and suggest you keep an eye on our MySpace page (myspace.com/thegagasofficial)
for announcements about the new band.
Anyone interested in the 6 string vacancy should contact our management
at info@crisismedia.co.uk for more information.
This is only the beginning
T, J & Toshi |
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Biography |
Media |
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In April of 2002, after a
year of turmoil, travelling and writing, Tommy –
Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter - decided he needed to find three
like-minded and equally disturbed individuals to share in his dream of
creating and awesome new rock band. A demo of some new material was
recorded, with all the instruments bar the drums being played by the
Somerset born 19 year old, and adverts for “ROCK STAR DRUMMERS, BASSISTS
AND GUITARISTS” exploded across the UK’s music press |
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The first pilgrim to heed the call was
Jason, with whom Tommy had unwittingly crossed paths a year or so
previous to this encounter at a gig in Manchester. Jason’s talent was
unquestionable and his understanding of “THE SONG” was unprecedented in
any drummer Tommy had ever met. This man was clearly a beast, and
swiftly joined Tommy on his quest for rock immortality.
After an initially poor response from the UK’s bass-playing fraternity,
Tommy took a day out and went to the Distortion Festival in Nottingham.
It was here that he met Ginger of Wildhearts
fame who informed him of a bass-wielding rock pirate he knew by the name
of Toshi. Once again, Tommy and Toshi had crossed paths some time ago
when their previous bands had played a show together at J.B’s in Dudley.
Numbers were exchanged and a couple of weeks later Toshi swaggered into
the rehearsal room, plugged into the fucked-up house amp and blew Jason
and Tommy away. He was the one.
The three newly-wed-noise-nicks then decided it was time to move studios
and headed south of the Thames to a new den of iniquity. A period of no
less than five months ensued. Time in which the guys worked on more and
more songs and slowly sculpted the vision of the as-yet untitled
project, whilst simultaneously auditioning a bizarre and bounteous array
of guitar playing lunatics. |
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Some played great, some looked great, some
needn’t have bothered at all, but the definitive guitar hero just didn’t
walk through the door. The absence of said hero was causing frustration
in the ranks but they persevered until one day, Tommy received a call
from Big Mick Hughes, sound-man extraordinaire (Metallica/Slipknot),
informing him of a “shit hot” guitarist playing a gig that night in the
Midlands.
Tommy was on the next train there and was introduced to Rob. He was
fronting a band playing in the back room of J.B’s, playing a set of
predominantly original material. For reasons beyond Rob’s control, the
sound that night was poor and the crowd mostly absent, but the second
Rob began to sing and play, Tommy could sense something very special.
Vocal harmonies had been a big part of the London trio’s vision and
Rob’s voice was nothing short of astonishing…a trait that no other
guitarist the band had seen, possessed. Meanwhile, Rob`s guitar playing
quietly went about its business of stripping the paint off the walls of
the venue. Again, numbers were exchanged and a veritable rock pilgrimage
was arranged for Rob to come down to London and rehearse with the band.
Rob spent three days and nights with Tommy, Toshi and a ‘flu-suffering
Jason, playing, talking, drinking and….drinking and it was as clear as
could be that this was the illusive missing link. The band suddenly
sounded as big and tough, and as tender and beautiful as the three
amigos had dreamed. Everyone was smiling, and all of a sudden, the
headlines didn’t seem so far away. Rob was in the band, and THE*GA*GA*S
were born.
The band, high on new horizons, decided to head for the recording
studio. They were desperate to hear how they ultimately sounded from the
more objective position of the studio couch. They spent two and a half
weeks holed up under the beady eye of the studio clock, and endured many
difficult hours in labour, giving birth to themselves, along with many
more hours of heroically drunken shenanigans- after work hours,
naturally.
Some 17 days later, they emerged with a product that everyone was
buzzing about. At last they were able to really hear themselves. They
were naked in front of the new- found audio mirror, and they looked
fucking good.
As the band headed back to London, Tommy turned to Jason, Toshi and Rob,
and with a wry smile, simply uttered…”THE*GA*GA*S are coming”
Toshi previously pummelled
the basslines for AntiProduct |
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