Review: Review: Dead Men Walking @ Liverpool Lomax, March 22, 2002

What’s OnThe Number One Entertainment Magazine for Birmingham and Central England The Alarm – Alarm 2000 Twenty First Century Unfairly tagged a man the barricades outfit in the wake of things like 68 Guns and Blaze of Glory, there was always more depth and passion to Mike Peters and the band than the rebel rouser sloganeering. Listen again to the real anger of Deeside’s howl at the decline of the [read more]

SAUNTERING on to the stage like the old pro he is, ex-Alarm guitarist Dave Sharp cut an eye-catching figure in his black PVC waistcoat and medallion. He launched into his set and, with his two guitars and harmonica, he was truly a one-man band, the archetypal wandering musician. Switching between acoustic and electric guitar, he varied the pace and kept things interesting. A mixture of rock, folk and blues, his [read more]

The Alarm have combed down their hair and finally plugged in their guitars. Martin Wroe turns up the volume and takes a long hard look at the Welsh wonders’ second album. Eight years ago, in a school in North Wales, two punked-up young boys discovered mutual inspiration in a band called The Clash and formed a punk combo named The Toilets. Those two lads, in the flush of youth, were [read more]