Review: Review: Coloursound EP

A Declaration of intent, very definate in its viewpoint andclear in its ideals. The Alarm would be so easy to ridicule if it weren’t for the unavoidable power of their songs. Anthemic but not ridiculously so, their dignity stems from factors far less obvious than a resounding chorus. It’s easy to see why this band attract contempt – the hilarious hairstyles and Jesse James meets Desperate Dan wardrobe, the unapologetic [read more]

Rock n Roll Tales Part 100031 � Purple Turtle, Children of The Revolution,1973 opps sorry 2000. Well hell, what a tale I have to tell —— Before going to the �triumphant comeback� of Children of The Revolution, a few of the gang Andy, Sam, Barney, Stuart, Ian, Jackie and myself decided to met up at the Travelodge (surprise, surprise) and also their old alter egos mates: Felix Stowe; Glas Gow; [read more]

ANTHEMIC: the Alarm had as much Beatles as Clash and U2 in them, with a strong dash of Mighty Mighty Bosstones camaraderie. Even in their ’80s heyday, the Alarm used to get knocked for writing too many anthems – as if coming up with rock anthems that worked were an easy thing to do. But the Welsh quartet wrote virtually nothing else: they took “The Stand,” they made the “Declaration,” [read more]