Gig: 12/8/1989, The Alarm, Toronto, Canada

Day Eight: Thursday 2 June 2005 The first thing I suggest we work on is a song I have worked up for the Mark Radcliffe show on Radio Two. I have been given a set of lyrics called ‘Menai Bridge’ by the winner of a national poetry competition and have been challenged by Mark Radcliffe to put the poem to music. I was given the lyrics during the interactive acoustic [read more]

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]

1/12/1990: The Alarm, Dutch radio – Hiversum “Countdown Caf�” Summary Press Release Set List Interview + 5 acoustic songsBand Comments Fan Comments