Gig: 11/9/1985, The Alarm, Orpheum Theater, Boston,MA

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b>45 RPM Review: Manchester Online http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ The Poppy Fields – 45 RPM (Snapper) Iain Hepburn *** THE debut single from what is claimed to be ‘youthful Chester four-piece punk wannabies The Poppy Fields’ wears its influences like a badly-stitched badge safety-pinned haphazardly to a torn denim jacket. Brief, bright and decidedly Sex Pistols-flavoured, on closer inspection it seems to be the work of The Alarm going under a pseudonym. It [read more]

�We�re going to rock Missoula, aren�t we?� The Alarm 2000 hits the Ritz this Tuesday. The Alarm is still the hardest-working band in Britain Say what you will about aging frontmen and the occasional overstayed welcome, but so far no one can touch Mike Peters of the Alarm for his work ethic. To celebrate the UK release of The Alarm 2000 Collection, a remastered nine-CD set containing the band�s complete [read more]