The persistent rumours were true, after all: the Alarm’s frontman, Mike Peters, source of much of their passionate, crusading musical style, is no longer a member of the band. The news was confirmed to us just before we went to press by Alarm guitarist Dave Sharp, who was taking time out from preparing for gigs to launch his excellent new solo album, “Hard Travellin’ “. “Mike has definitely left the [read more]

Ok, back to the 80’s. One of my favorite bands in high school (early 1980’s) was The Alarm. The band formed in Wales in 1981. They fused the rawness of The Clash with their own brand of folk-rock garnering (nonsensical) comparisons to u2. They toured with u2 in 1983 giving them massive exposure. The band have several hits in the UK in the 1980’s and a few minor hits here [read more]

Feb 10 2004 IT MIGHT be more than a decade since he scored his last top 10 hit, but if his loyal fan base has anything to do with it Mike Peters will be on Top of the Pops before the month is out. The former frontman of the seminal Welsh rock band The Alarm has a new single out this week. Called 45 RPM, it’s a razor-sharp, punk pop [read more]