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Gerry Laffy – ‘Rocks’ (GL Records)

Gerry Laffy – ‘Rocks’ (GL Records)

Posted by | Jun 17, 2019 | ,

The name Gerry Laffy should most definitely be one recognized immediately by each and every self-respecting ÜR reader. He was, after all, one of the founding members of legendary, and ultimately ill-fated, Über Kingdom glamsters Girl, even if he very much played second fiddle (or should that be guitar) to his later more notorious band mates Phil Collen and Phil Lewis. Although they imploded after just three short years and two albums, their legacy undoubtedly lives on – something Laffy himself recognized in the early 1990s, when he formed what was widely regarded as Girl “tribute” in Sheer Greed, named after his former band’s first album and featuring his bass playing brother Simon and one-time Girl drummer Pete Barnacle.

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Steve Hillage Band – Shepherd’s Bush O2 Empire – 8 June 19

Steve Hillage Band – Shepherd’s Bush O2 Empire – 8 June 19

Posted by | Jun 15, 2019 | ,

The musical activity that has revolved around the planet Gong has endured for more than 50 years now, and of course a pivotal figure within that activity is Steve Hillage. Tonight is the last of three shows reintroducing the Steve Hillage Band to the live circuit and the first SHB headline shows for 40 years. And what’s more, it’s the current, and quite excellent, line up of Gong that joins Hillage to comprise ‘the band’. So finding motivation to attend tonight was not exactly difficult for our man JR…

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