Gig: 2/20/1988, The Alarm, BBC1 TV “Going Live” interview

The Alarm � In the Poppyfields (Snapper Music) Fresh from their amusingly successful exploits humiliating and exposing the prejudicial arrogance of the high and mighty music press with their recent Top 30 single posing as the Poppyfields, The Alarm return with a new album that seems to owe more than a little influentially to U2. I�m proud to say that we weren�t fooled by the band�s recent spoof outing. In [read more]

I think the people at King Biscuit would like this record to be cited as "King Biscuit: The Alarm", as if King Biscuit is such an enduring emblem of musical quality that it becomes the artist of these recordings, as if thinking people the world over are endeavoring to keep their King Biscuit collections complete, caring little whether the next installment features the Waitresses or Uriah Heap, just thrilled to [read more]

‘Lead Me Through The Darkness (electric demo)’ [4:32] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I cry my soul to sleep Somewhere in the starless night I yearn for safetys keep Away from hurt outside of time Oh wherever I run I can�t hide From the knife in the light I close my eyes to be free Of all the loneliness I feel So many against me So many seek to haunt [read more]