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Gaz Top Interview

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The Gareth Jones (Gaz Top) interview…
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(by neil crud)
Before the interview, here’s Gaz Top’s entry on the link2wales pages…
Top, Gaz – real name Gareth Jones, from Holywell Guitar roadie for The Alarm 1979-1985 TV presenter 1985 to present day, loaned Seventeen (The Alarm) the money to release their debut single. Also played bass for Backseat / The Units later The Grids formed The Tuphelo Torpedoes in 1987. As the Jones Brothers (With Steve Allan Jones) co-wrote the title music for Video Jukebox for Grampian TV in 1988 and KellyVision for Tyne-Tees in 1987. Presenter of countless TV programmes, mainly children’s entertainment and educational, incl.; Get Fresh (for ITV in 1986-88) How2 (CiTV 1990-present day) The Big Bang (CiTV 1994-present day). As Kid Aggro provided guest vocals on “Cum On Feel The Noize” by The Children of The Revolution 2000More

The Alarm play Scala Cinema, London (original line up)

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The Alarm (Original Members) /  For One Night Only /  Filmed for VH1
Scala Cinema /  Kings Cross /  London /  28/10/03

(reviewed by steve sync – pics by mpo)


Crud contacted me last Thursday night, he told me, and a few others to send an email to MPO on the chance of gaining priority passes for The Alarm’s One Night Only reunion gig in London. Not thinking much about the consequences of driving to London and back on a Tuesday night, and working the next morning, I happily sent my email expecting not to hear anything back from them. Saturday morning, to my surprise, an email from MPO congratulated me on being one of the lucky people to gain a ticket. Realistically, I had no way or intention of travelling to this event, unless I could scrounge a lift off another lucky ticket winner driving back to North Wales the same night. Step forward Roger Subway, who had also gained a ticket, and was prepared to drive! (This impossible task looked more inviting now). Dave Taxi, who moved from Rhyl to London a few years ago, contacted us with news of his Alarm ticket, (This now seemed not only possible, but also, unmissable).
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The Alarm – The Gathering @ Llandudno Conference Centre

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We must be climbing the social ladder – having begged, borrowed & almost stolen tickets for previous Gatherings, this year we were invited on 3 guest lists. It’s becoming a bit of a tradition to start at the Imperial Hotel in Llandudno, which is more a collar & tie setting than 5 boys out on a 12-hour session of music & beer.

x-ellFairziff, Andy Fatman, Steve Sync, Jake & myself discussed the demise of the Speakeasy as the dinner parties quaffed their campari sodas & we made our way to the NW Theatre.
X-ELL (or Excel) from Rhyl were well into their set when we stumbled in. A 3-piece (as most new bands are these days), very young, so young in fact that the drummer was about 11 years old & very talented; but like his Hanson counterpart he knew it to the point of annoyance.More

Mike Peters, Fluff, She Said @ The Bistro, Rhyl

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We all did it 16 years ago, we all laughed at Top Of The Pops as The Alarm mimed their Top 10 hit 68 Guns, the Clash clones of Rhyl had hit the big time & everyone ridiculed them for it.  It was our way of covering our envious jealousy.  The Alarm did it right, they hit it big in America; the bigger market.  But this is where it all started, at The Bistro in Rhyl where you pulled dodgy birds/blokes, while Mike Peters working behind the bar pulled even dodgier pints. Although he doesn’t play that Top 10 hit any longer he made the exception tonight, claiming that he wrote the song while working behind the bar.  Every hair on my head stood on end as the shiver made its way from my brow to the base of my spine as I stood in awe of the nostalgia being presented to me with 2.5KW of power.
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