Gig: 5/26/1991, The Alarm, Warfield Theatre, San Francisco

12/15/1985: The Alarm, Hammersmith Odeon, London Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

‘Across The Border (Demo)’ [3:36] (Sharp), The AlarmLead Vocals:Dave SharpLyrics: Across the Irish border And hidden in a car Lies guns and ammunition That were smuggled from Armagh Well that’s not right – and they should stop the fight And they should sort it out – and they stop the march And stop the shout Well the Irish reb’s a gunman And his pistol’s Russian grey And when you ask [read more]

(taken from http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/music/) Even if it never sells a million copies, “45 RPM,” the debut single from a band called the Poppyfields, deserves a place in the history books – as a caustic commentary on the youth-worshiping state of current rock-and-roll. The song, which last week reached No. 28 on a U.K. singles chart, was written and sung by Mike Peters, guitarist and lead singer of veteran Welsh rockers the [read more]