Photo: The Alarm,2/1/1990

Description:Dave Sharp, Mike PetersCredits:Photo Provided By Jeff Lusardo

‘Dawn Chorus’ [5:24] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I’m a lonely man walking lonely streets I’m soaked to the skin with the pain of my unease From such a strained existence The tension in this world keeps me from sleep I’m hungry and cold There’s a weight hanging over my shoulders A rain black cloud of doubt Have I got enough love Have I got enough hope? Enough strength to [read more]

3/26/2004 It was, pardon the pun, a rather alarming publicity stunt. But it worked. Mike Peters, founder of Welsh heart-on-sleeve rockers the Alarm, thought it’d be a hoot to release a new Alarm single under a different band name. Peters shipped “45 RPM,” a classic rocker in that band’s patented style, all chiming guitars and populist sing-along choruses, to British radio stations in a plain white wrapper, with the moniker [read more]