Photo: The Alarm,10/1/1987

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]

After the money disputes that led to the band breaking-up in 1986, the band agree to replace Ian wilson with Elliott Roberts as manager. The loss of Ian Wilson was not immediately felt, as Roberts was quick to use his influence to ge the Alarm on a support tour with Bob Dylan, and get them to meet some of their heroes like Neil Young. However, the effect of Wilson’s loss [read more]

What’s OnThe Number One Entertainment Magazine for Birmingham and Central England The Alarm – Alarm 2000 Twenty First Century Unfairly tagged a man the barricades outfit in the wake of things like 68 Guns and Blaze of Glory, there was always more depth and passion to Mike Peters and the band than the rebel rouser sloganeering. Listen again to the real anger of Deeside’s howl at the decline of the [read more]