Photo: The Alarm,12/1/1987

‘Sixty Eight Guns (session)’ [??:??] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: ? Notes:BBC Kid Jensen Session, March 9th 1983Mike Peters Notes:The song was inspired by a book I’d read about Glasgow street gangs, in the year 1968. 1 always thought that was an important year for young people, it was the first time they really said ‘no.’ It was just when the hippie thing was ending, when peace and love was [read more]

Billboard.com A single/video stunt staged by the Alarm last year will serve as the premise of a forthcoming film to be made by the producer of “Shrek.” The story is based around the veteran Welsh act’s success with the single “45 RPM,” released in February under the fictional name the Poppyfields and supported by a video featuring teenagers as the band. The single netted a top 30 entry on the [read more]