Gig: 2/1/2004, The Alarm, NOTTINGHAM – RESCUE ROOMS

Back in 1981, The Alarm was being hailed by some as the next Clash, but just as many were tagging the band as phony Clash poseurs. Ten years, and many ups and downs later, they’ve all but shed those labels and become just another intrepid rock’n’roll band from Wales. Which isn’t a bad thing, considering some of the overdubbed new wavish atrocities they released in the mid-to-late 80’s (a fact [read more]

In Los Angeles, Mike Peters and Eddie MacDonald record a set of acoustic demos for the next album.

THE ALARM – Biography As The Alarm continues into it’s 25th year, the band still commands worldwide attention since being formed in 1981, by lead singer and guitarist, Mike Peters. The Alarm have scored hit records in each of the three decades since, 16 Top 50 UK singles, a host of successful albums and over 5 million sales worldwide. The band’s most most recent chart success of 2004 was the [read more]