Gig: 11/14/1989, The Alarm, Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Description: Credits:Photo Provided by Tim Nafus

The leader of a long-defunct pop group mounts a tour using the old group’s name but none of the other original members. No, it’s not the Supremes; this time it’s ’80s Welsh rock band the Alarm. Singer Mike Peters hit the Alarm’s “off” button during a 1991 show in London by announcing, “This is my last moment with the Alarm,” then walking off stage, seemingly for good. Nine years later, [read more]

‘Hardland’ [4:09] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Hardland ripped & torn apart Hard dreams leave scarred In the lines of my face The story of faith Hardland I came back Home to a hardland Where a man is judged By the scars on his face Where that sliding scale still operates To come home, I had to go away from here HARDLAND I saw a land Standing at the crossroads [read more]