Gig: 12/8/1985, The Alarm, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool

This powerful, articulate, and alarming Declaration of desperation, anger, frustration, and ardent passionate dedication to their cause makes “Declaration” by the Alarm a must for all who are troubled by the lack of control young people experience in longing to order their destiny and affect change. For those who lived through the sixties, it is a re-declaration and challenge to continue questioning and hopefully changing a society that refuses to [read more]

http://www.upstagemagazine.com Twenty-five years after first performing as The Alarm, Mike Peters and his band are back with a new release called “Under Attack”. They’re climbing the UK charts once again with a sound that rocks as hard as the band’s first records. We had a chance to talk to Mike Peters about everything from being part of theearly days of punk rock to his battles with cancer and the band’s [read more]

Ok, back to the 80’s. One of my favorite bands in high school (early 1980’s) was The Alarm. The band formed in Wales in 1981. They fused the rawness of The Clash with their own brand of folk-rock garnering (nonsensical) comparisons to u2. They toured with u2 in 1983 giving them massive exposure. The band have several hits in the UK in the 1980’s and a few minor hits here [read more]