Gig: 2/1/1984, The Alarm, The Penthouse, Glasgow

Day Twelve: Tuesday 7 June 2005 There is still something missing from the guitar part on ‘Raindown’ so we get back to working it all out once more. We get something close by mid afternoon and again decide to leave it for another day and have another rethink. The best thing to do once an impasse has been reached is to move on to something fresh. We decide to get [read more]

Description: Credits:Photo provided by John Odonnell

Alarm Call Feb 23 2006 Claire Rees, Celtic Newspapers WHEN Green Day gave an uber-fashionable music programme of their top 10 most influential bands, Mike Peters from Welsh rock outfit The Alarm was convinced they’d have a place on the list. Weeks earlier, lead singer Billy Joe told him he was the reason he picked up a guitar and spent an after-show party with his arms draped around the 46-year-old’s [read more]