Ian wilson from Wasted Talent, the booking agent for U2, The Clash, The Police, The Pretenders ses the band and agrees to become their manager. His ties to those other bands help The Alarm get started. In effect Wilson becomes the de-facto 5th member of the band, and the realtionship lasts until 1988.
Gigs
Gig: 1/11/1988, The Alarm, Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
1/11/1988: The Alarm, Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments
Songs
‘Sold Me Down The River (edit)’ [4:10] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Sold Me Down The River (edit)’ [4:10] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: There’s a fire beneath my skin There’s a fever that makes me ill Got a love, a love that kills I’ve got twenty four hours to live Comeback, I’m begging you please Comeback, I’m down on my knees Comeback, I’m begging you please I don’t know why and I don’t understand How you sold me down the river [read more]
Article: Alarm News On Rollingstone Online
From Rolling Stone Online (June 14th, 2006) The Alarm End Fifteen-Year Hiatus Ending a fifteen-year hiatus, U.K. post-punks the ALARM drop their new album stateside on June 13th and perform a one-off gig on July 12th at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. The band hopes to embark on a full U.S. tour in support of Under Attack — which refers in part to frontman MIKE PETERS’ decade-long battle with leukemia — [read more]