GIRLSCHOOL

une valeur sûre des 70's dont on a pas parlé depuis un moment, le groupe est en tournée et vont à ce titre passer dans l'emission "Evolution" sur la TV grecque Omega TV ce 20 janvier entre 8h et 9h, ils ont bien de la chance !

le groupe est actuellement en Allemagne pour le support de leur Gpremier DVD live, "Girlschool Live at the Garage", et leur album 2004 , "Believe".:


Elles ont ré enregistré en 2005 2 grands classiques :"Emergency" et "London", en écoute sur leur site, écoutez ces 2 perles qui n'ont pas pris une ride :

http://www.girlschool.co.uk/downloads.htm



Jackie Chambers (Lead Guitar), Enid Williams (Bass/Vocals), Denise Dufort (Drums), and Kim McAuliffe (Vocals/Guitar)

Long Locks Shaved In Memory Of Late GIRLSCHOOL Guitarist

The following report is courtesy of Rosa Silverman from Wimbledonguardian.co.uk:

The friend of a pop star who died of cancer last month shaved off her waist-length hair on Friday to raise money for Clapham's Trinity Hospice.

Dianne Clark, 39, of New Cross, became a skinhead after growing her locks for seven years, when Matt Sargent of punk band SHAM 69 shaved her head at Clapham Old Town's Prince of Wales pub.

She underwent the charity head-shave as a thank you to the Clapham Common hospice for the care it gave her friend Kelly Johnson, lead guitarist in Wandsworth-based all-female 80s heavy metal band GIRLSCHOOL.

Ms Johnson had been battling spine cancer for six years before she died on July 15, aged 49.

She spent the last three and a half months of her life in Trinity Hospice. where her friends said the care the staff gave her was exceptional.

Ms Clark, who has already raised £1,100, said: "Every single person there just amazed me with how caring they were. They have to stay detached but they just didn't seem it."

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GIRLSCHOOL - New US Live Date Announced

As previously reported, UK rockers GIRLSCHOOL are confirmed for the First Annual Power Box Festival which is scheduled for August 31st-September 3rd (Labour Day Weekend) at the White Horse Amphitheatre, Darrington Music Park Washington in Darrington, WA. The all-female festival will also feature DORO, VIXEN, KITTIE, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, McQUEEN, JADED and others.

Girlschool will perform on September 2nd. The band have also confirmed a live date on the 3rd at El Corazon in Seattle, WA.

Tomorrow (August 20th), the Rock N Roll Kabaret at the Soho Revue Bar in London, England will be holding a tribute to late GIRLSCHOOL guitarist Kelly Johnson. The event dubbed Kelly Johnson In Sound & Vision will feature a short four-song set featuring members of the band (note: this is not the current band).

Kelly Johnson passed away on Sunday the 15th of July after fighting a six-year battle with cancer of the spine. Johnson left Girlschool in 1984 but returned to the ranks on 1993. She left the band in 2000 following the recordings for Girlschool's Not That Innocent: 21st Anniversary, released in 2001.

GIRLSCHOOL - Kelly Johnson Tribute Concert Report Available

UK-based journalist Dave Ling has issued the following report regarding the tribute to late GIRLSCHOOL guitarist Kelly Johnson which was held on August 20th at the Rock N Roll Kabaret at the Soho Revue Bar in London, UK:

"Last night (August 20th) I visited London's Soho Revue Bar for a tribute event to honour ex-Girlschool guitarist Kelly Johnson, who passed away last month (July 15th). Billed as 'Rock 'N' Roll Kabaret In Sound & Vision' it was a pretty diverse evening, guests of honour being Kelly's parents and her two brothers. Various industry peeps gathered to watch a female violinist in impossibly tight spandex strides and a revolving cast of musicians that included ex-Girlschool/ROCK GODDESS bassist Tracey Lamb's current group, ROCK 'N' ROLL GYPSIES. Although I was avoiding alcohol, most people seemed to be drinking one of Kelly's favourite drinks, Tennessee Rush (Jack Daniel's with cranberry juice). Spend a chunk of the soiree gossiping with Dave Lights of IRON MAIDEN (now UFO) fame, also to Krusher Joule, and with various colourful characters like Max Splodge present the vibe was very pleasant. Kim McAuliffe told me that Johnson would definitely have approved. With the clock ticking towards midnight, Girlschoool finally took to the stage, Lamb deputising for the absent Enid Williams. Despite promising to keep things short and sweet we got seven songs: 'Mad Mad Sister', 'Hit And Run', 'Screaming Blue Murder' (featuring a guest appearance from ex-guitarist Cris Bonacci), 'Future Flash', 'Race With The Devil', 'Emergency (with boozing buddy Beki Bondage from Vice Squad on vocals) and a rousing finale of 'Take It All Away', before an emotional McAuliffe closed proceedings with a tearful tribute to her fallen band-mate. RIP, Kelly."

GIRLSCHOOL - Pictures From KELLY JOHNSON Tribute Show Available




As previously reported, a tribute show to late GIRLSCHOOL guitarist Kelly Johnson was held on August 20th at the Rock N Roll Kabaret at the Soho Revue Bar in London, UK. Pictures from the gig are now available here courtesy of www.KomodoRock.com.

UK-based journalist Dave Ling has issued the following report regarding the tribute:

"Last night (August 20th) I visited London's Soho Revue Bar for a tribute event to honour ex-Girlschool guitarist Kelly Johnson, who passed away last month (July 15th). Billed as 'Rock 'N' Roll Kabaret In Sound & Vision' it was a pretty diverse evening, guests of honour being Kelly's parents and her two brothers. Various industry peeps gathered to watch a female violinist in impossibly tight spandex strides and a revolving cast of musicians that included ex-Girlschool/ROCK GODDESS bassist Tracey Lamb's current group, ROCK 'N' ROLL GYPSIES. Although I was avoiding alcohol, most people seemed to be drinking one of Kelly's favourite drinks, Tennessee Rush (Jack Daniel's with cranberry juice). Spend a chunk of the soiree gossiping with Dave Lights of IRON MAIDEN (now UFO) fame, also to Krusher Joule, and with various colourful characters like Max Splodge present the vibe was very pleasant. Kim McAuliffe told me that Johnson would definitely have approved. With the clock ticking towards midnight, Girlschoool finally took to the stage, Lamb deputising for the absent Enid Williams. Despite promising to keep things short and sweet we got seven songs: 'Mad Mad Sister', 'Hit And Run', 'Screaming Blue Murder' (featuring a guest appearance from ex-guitarist Cris Bonacci), 'Future Flash', 'Race With The Devil', 'Emergency (with boozing buddy Beki Bondage from Vice Squad on vocals) and a rousing finale of 'Take It All Away', before an emotional McAuliffe closed proceedings with a tearful tribute to her fallen band-mate. RIP, Kelly."