Photo: The Alarm,3/8/1990

These Welsh chaps are making a name for themselves in America, and it�s not hard to see why. They practice a stirring, if rather obvious, brand of rock, rather cliched but doubtless very exciting live. Not a bad record, but their debt to The Clash threatens to bankrupt them at times. Publication:: Author::

Day Thirteen: Wednesday 8 June 2005 The day begins with a playback of last night’s drum takes. Upon reflection Steve decides to give it another go. Steve feels like he has missed something that will help the guitars to flow and be more dynamic. It is only something simple and involves adding another kick to the bass drum part, but it means Steve recording the drums all over again. This [read more]

Ok, back to the 80’s. One of my favorite bands in high school (early 1980’s) was The Alarm. The band formed in Wales in 1981. They fused the rawness of The Clash with their own brand of folk-rock garnering (nonsensical) comparisons to u2. They toured with u2 in 1983 giving them massive exposure. The band have several hits in the UK in the 1980’s and a few minor hits here [read more]