“Sold Me Down The River” single released. This is arguably the bands biggest readio hit in the Usa. It reached #2 on Modern rock chart and #3 on the Mainstrram rock chart (although, this editor recalls that it actually hit #1, but I can’t find the evidence any where). It only reached #50 on the Hot 100 chart, which says more about the disparity of “alternative” music in 1989 and how “hits” were calculated than it does about the band’s success. It reached #43 on UK charts. It was added to the A-list in the UK, but the next day, a ferry boat accident on the River Thames forced the BBC to withdraw the song, and it never able reach it’s full potential as a single.
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News: The Alarm Goes Hollywood!
TINSELTOWN COMES TO RHYL EXCLUSIVE JOANN RAE Picture KERRY ROBERTS HOLLYWOOD film director Sara Sugarman is planning to shoot a movie in her hometown of Rhyl. In an exclusive interview, Los Angeles-based Sara, who is also a writer, revealed the plot of the film will be based on a real life event involving Rhyl�s most famous musical export, Mike Peters and The Alarm. Sara broke the news to the Journal [read more]
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Article: www.hitsdailydouble.com:ALARM GOES OF
http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi ALARM GOES OFF: The Alarm is set to release its first album since scoring a major 2004 hit single in the U.K., “45 RPM,” under the name The Poppy Fields. The Welsh band’s first new release in 15 years, Under Attack, will come out May 30 on the Eleven Thirty Records label, distributed by indie RedEye. Leader Mike Peters, who was diagnosed with leukemia last December, says he discovered [read more]