Gig: 12/10/1999, Mike Peters, St.Donats Arts Centre, Llantwit Major

Dear Gatherers, Hope you are ready for this 😉 You had best get some early nights before The Gathering as boy, do we have a jam-packed Alarm weekend for you!!!!!! Read on for The Gathering Itinerary…. BRING IT ON!! Only 5 more sleeps to go!!!!! Love and life, Jules and The Alarm Team THE GATHERING 2010, Prestatyn Sands, Wales   WEEKEND ITINERARY   Friday 29th January   LOVE HOPE STRENGTH [read more]

Day Seventeen: Tuesday 14 June 2005 James Stevenson arrives back with his son Oscar in tow. We decide to tackle the guitars on ‘Cease And Desist’. Out comes the cherry red 12 string Gibson 335. This is the guitar that gave such a distinctive sound to ’45 R.P.M.’. The intro riff sounds great even though it takes an age for James to get used to the correct way of playing [read more]

Day Nine: Friday 3 June 2005 To record a master drum track, Steve plays the drums in the ‘live’ room. He is playing along to the rehearsal recording and is listening (via headphones) to all the vocals and guitars from the guide version. Steve usually cuts three or four full takes and then listens back to them and decides which one is the best. This usually means taking the bast [read more]