Gig: 4/5/1991, The Alarm, St George’s Hall, Bradford

THE ALARM ‘The Alarm 2000 Collection’ (21st Century 21C018) * * * * * The Alarm were notorious for unwittingly attracting bad press during theirpeak time in the 80’s. Enduring frequent comparisons to U2 and The Clash, along with jibes about their admittedly ridiculously airborne hairstyles was all in a day’s suffering for the four piece from North Wales. Yet despite the hub of unfavourable and often downright malicious press, [read more]

‘Lie Of The Land (Live Long Island My Fathers Place 1983)’ [2:57] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: “It’s called Let’s Keep The Flames Of Hope Alive, Never Let The Fires Die Cause If They Should Die There’ll Be No Light Left In This Land Take A Lie Of The Land, Dave” Too young to care too old to fight Ain’t bothered about your life Drop out far out don’t go [read more]

For Immediate Release November 9th, 2004 Riding a Wave Of Resurgence With New Hit Singles, A National VH1 Contest, And A True-To-Life Motion Picture Developing THE ALARM 2004 Return To America For Fall Tour Dates As Reported Today In Wales, Producer John H. Williams (Shrek/Shrek 2) & Director Sara Sugarman (Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen) To Helm Film Telling Story Of How Mike Peters & His Band The Alarm [read more]