Photo: The Alarm,2/15/1990

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]

Standards is your standard issue pre-Christmas “best of” compilation from The Alarm, a band that is far from standard issue. Here, all your favorites are lifted to the audio excellence of digital sound -“The Stand”, “Strength”, “Spirit Of ’76”, “Rescue Me”, “Marching On”, “Blaze Of Glory” – and the sound is great. This ia an excellent collection to own, especially if, like me, you have all of The Alarm’s earliest [read more]

‘Crossroads (acoustic demo)’ [2:00] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I�m at the crossroads I�m standing here I�m all alone Don�t know if I should follow I�m standing at the crossroads I stood for years Always on the threshold Too scared to cross Too afraid to follow After all these years Of wanting it so bad Don�t know if I wanna cross anymore At the crossroads I�m standing here I�m all [read more]