Gig: 7/12/2006, The Alarm MMVI, The Bowery Ballroom, NYC

The Alarm MMVI’s “Under Attack” is tentatively scheduled for a May 30 U.S. release via the Redeye Music Group’s Eleven Thirty Records label. The set was released Feb. 20 in the U.K. via EMI and features the single “Superchannel,” which in February bowed at No. 24 on the U.K. singles chart . Publication::Publication:BillboardAuthor::

A very strong album, and one that seems to be making the press sit up and listen. Lead single Superchannel go to 24 so the signs are all good. Out now – well worth a listen . Publication::Publication:http://www.Author::

Ok, back to the 80’s. One of my favorite bands in high school (early 1980’s) was The Alarm. The band formed in Wales in 1981. They fused the rawness of The Clash with their own brand of folk-rock garnering (nonsensical) comparisons to u2. They toured with u2 in 1983 giving them massive exposure. The band have several hits in the UK in the 1980’s and a few minor hits here [read more]