Photo: The Alarm,2/10/1988

Day Twenty Two: Tuesday 21st June 2005 Back into the serious business of the album. We decide to have a run through ‘Few And far Between’. Steve and I had come up with the idea of merging the song with the end of ‘My Defenses’ from the Poppy Fields Bond. At first we play it like it has been done live in recent times. Then the ideas start to flow, [read more]

The Music Minded Blog has posted a new interview with Mike Peters: <i> <b>Q: Some of the faster ones, like "Cease & Desist," "Superchannel" almost have a punk edge. It�s like getting back to the early days of the Alarm in a way.</b> A: That�s right. That�s what we�ve been able to do with this band is reconnect with the original energy that kicked the band off. In the �80s, [read more]

‘Croesi’r Afon (live)’ [4:48] (The Alarm Welsh translation by Gareth Morlais), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Mae’r haul yn codi, Gan wenu ar y brad. Cam yw y cysgod Sy’n syrthio ar fy ngwlad. … Stormydd ar y gorwel …Cymyiau yn y gwynt Sy’n chwipio baneri’r Ddraig Goch Yn gynt ac yn gynt Mae duwch dwfn fy nghalon Yn pwyso arnaf i. ‘Dwi ‘mhell oddi cartre gwranda at fy nghri! mi [read more]