Gig: 12/14/1989, The Alarm, The Ritz, New York

3/26/2004 It was, pardon the pun, a rather alarming publicity stunt. But it worked. Mike Peters, founder of Welsh heart-on-sleeve rockers the Alarm, thought it’d be a hoot to release a new Alarm single under a different band name. Peters shipped “45 RPM,” a classic rocker in that band’s patented style, all chiming guitars and populist sing-along choruses, to British radio stations in a plain white wrapper, with the moniker [read more]

Hey, Steve, the old Webmaster here.Ever since last summer, when the old web site went down and I was in process of moving to a new house, I have had hard time finding time to get this site back on track. However, last night I was completely re-energized after seeing Mike Peters play an incredible solo show to a packed Cat Club in Hollywood. Mike never fails to please, but [read more]

Interview By George Gimarc on The Rock n’ Roll Alternative Radio Show. KZEW Radio Station, Dallas, Texas. 12th June 1983. The Alarm toured America for the first time as guests of U2 on the final stage of the War Tour. This interview was conducted around midnight, the night before the two bands played the Bronco Bowl, Dallas. G.G. This is the Rock n’ Roll Alternative and we are back, we [read more]