Thursday, May 17th, 2012
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Interview with James Stevenson
The ‘In The Poppy Fields’ blog recently did an interview with our very own James Stevenson, Click here to check it out
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1st Alarm donor match for LHS
99 New Potential Life Saving Matches for Love Hope Strength! Get on the List At Love Hope Strength, we run donor drives all over the
Check out the exciting news about Vinyl!
The latest news on Vinyl features in the OC Weekly in California (which is like a West Coast version of the New York Village Voice. Read on and enjoy! Click for ...
My Alarm Story
I'd like to introduce you to a new section of www.thealarm.com 'My Alarm Story' As part of my MPO (The Alarm Office) duties, I deal with thousands of Alarm fans from all over ...
Mike Peters appearing at M Fest
8th July 2012 www.themfest.com @TheMFEST M Fest takes place at Harewood House over the weekend of 7 and 8 July 2012. Line Up already confirmed include: Texas The Human League Bob Geldof Matt Cardle Beverley Knight From the Jam The ...
TV boss’s 1st job was Peters’ roadie
HE MAY be at the helm of the nation’s most-watched TV channel, but for the controller of BBC1 it was a Welsh rock ‘n’ roll legend who set him on ...
Mike Peters to appear at Eirias Stadium
Mike Peters to appear at Eirias Stadium, Olympic Celebration Concert, Fri 27th July 2012 Olympic Celebration Day celebrates Parc Eirias’ designation as an official community live site for the Olympic Games, ...
Isle Of Wight Festival
Mike Peters to sing with Downton Abbey actress, Elizabeth McGovern ('Once Upon a Time in America') and BIg Country at this year's Isle of Wight Festival. BIG COUNTRY TAKE TO THE ...
Big Country – Late Late Show
If you missed the band on the Late Late Show... you can watch it again here.
Gary Speed Memorial Concert
Mike Peters performed at the Gary Speed Memorial Concert at Cardiff City Stadium on Weds 29th February. It was an emotional evening with performances alongside Mike from Welsh Opera Singer, ...
Acoustic Festival of Britain
We are pleased to announce that Mike Peters has been booked to play The Acoustic Festival of Britain on Saturday the 26th May 2012 at Uttoxeter racecourse. There is a great ...
Big Country – Radio 2 play
Steve Lamacq opened his Radio 2 show with 'In A Big Country' over the weekend, also giving the tour and reissue a big plug. Tracklisting and listen again link below http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4fd
Gathering 21 – Tickets Available
Tickets are now on sale for The Gathering 21. After another successful year, the buzz is already starting for next years event! Tickets can be purchased via clicking on this link to ...
James Stevenson & Willie Nile
James Stevenson is performing once again with Willie Nile on his current UK tour. The last tour was amazing and Willie and James would love to see you out on the ...
Mike’s Tour Blog
The Big Country - Crossing The Country Tour started on Friday in Manchester. Mike Peters will be keeping an ongoing tour blog, with his own view of what it's like to ...
Gathering 2011 DVD – Available Now
The brand new four disc DVD / CD set from The Gathering 2011 is out now. Exclusive to www.thealarm.com the brand new collection features the complete Alarm concert film on DVD ...
Mike’s Big Country Tour Blog 2012
During the 'Crossing The Country' tour of 2012, which celebrated 30 years since the release of The Crossing album, Mike Peters kept a personal tour diary. A brief glimpse into the ...
Gathering 20 – Official Photos
We now have the official Gathering 20 photos available to view. If you had your photo taken by the MPO photographer, it should be here somewhere. The photos cover the whole length ...
G20:Through Jules’ Eyes
Please click here for a behind the scenes look at how The Gathering weekend comes together, courtesy of Jules' iPhone Photo Diary & Personal Observations (requires facebook account).
Vinyl Rocks Santa Barbara Film Festival
The fine people at Indie Film Guru saw Vinyl at the Santa Barbara Film Festival this weekend, and they loved it! Check out the review here. There is also a nice article ...
The Gathering 20 Rocked!
A huge thanks to all who came to The Gathering 20 which is already being hailed as the best ever. Two monumental nights of music capped by a near 3 ...
Smileys New Album
In between Alarm work and other projects, Smiley has been busying himself recording his own album. He's got quite a few musician friends involved and the result is now available in ...
Everest Rocks II
In 2007, Love Hope Strength was born, and the first mission to improve access to cancer care around the globe was underway. Thirty-eight musicians, cancer survivors and mountaineers set off to ...
Happy New Year
Dear Alarm Family, Wishing you all a happy and healthy rock'n roll 2012! Thanks for all your love hope and strength in 2011. Looking forward to welcoming some of you to our Gathering ...
Season’s Greetings From The Alarm
Happy Christmas and Season's Greetings from all of us to all of you. Thanks for all your support throughout what has been a fantastic year and hope to see you all ...
flights, ferries & fjords
Acoustic Tour of Norway 2011 What to do after 4 weeks of shows in the UK? Head to Norway for another 5 shows. Well it seemed like a good idea at the time. Day ...
Handwritten Lyric & Dedicated CD
Mike Peters 30th Anniversary Handwritten Lyric & Bespoke Dedicated CD Recording Available To Order Now The Lyrics Due to public demand ...
3 Chords ,The Truth and Moments in Time
So.... where do I start? Today, December 15 2011 is my 28th year anniversary of seeing The Alarm for the first time and to mark that occasion it has come ...
The Alarm Choir…..
All members of The Alarm Choir who were in attendance at last year's Gathering and featured on the recording of The Alarm's 'Unbreak The Promise' single are listed below as ...
Blue is the colour
James has recorded the famous CFC anthem Blue Is The Colour under the name Phil Daniels And The Cockney Alarm. The track features Alarm drummer Smiley and well known actor ...
Same Title Same Song? The First Decade
By Paul Miles Picture discs, gatefold sleeves, imports, coloured vinyl, white labels, shaped picture discs, limited editions, 12” singles, double singles, special editions, lyric sheets / sleeves, demos and the classic ...
Vinyl Starts Here!!!!
Check out the trailer for Vinyl!! More news on Vinyl when we have it. You can view the trailer here on the H2O website
UK Tour photos
There are now photos from each of the UK tour shows. To see a slideshow from each section of the tours, click on the links below. Wrexham-Manchester-Brecon Derby-Keighley-Exeter Liverpool-Oxford-Birmingham London-Sheffield-Newcastle-Chester Worcester-Otley-Bristol-Cardiff
James Stevenson News
James and Jay Aston were very flattered to be invited on stage with The Smashing Pumpkins by Billy Corgan at their Brixton Academy gig on November 16 to perform the ...
News from Sunshine Studios
Alarm drummer Smiley has recently launched a new on-line personal drumming service. Check out the video below, and find more info and contact details on the Sunshine Corner website. www.sunshinecornerstudios.co.uk
Mike Peters – Acoustic Tour 2011
Mike Peters will continue the 30th Anniversary Alarm celebrations in the UK this October / November with the announcement of 20 exclusive ‘in person’ acoustic shows. Mike Peters will perform acoustic ...
Big Country – Record Collector
Really good live review from one of the last pre-festival 'vibe' gigs from big country.
The Alarm Webshop Archive
As you may have spotted from Facebook and Twitter we have a brand new Archive Clothing section in the alarm store. Please check out the range and enjoy the current special ...
James Stevenson hits the road!
James Stevenson will be on tour in late October /early November with our good friend Willie Nile. He will also be on guitar duty for Gene Loves Jezebel when they support The Mission ...
Craig Adams starts Mission tour
Alarm bassist Craig Adams sets out on The Mission XXV European tour today (Monday 10th October 2011). The tour is in celebration of last years 25th anniversary of the band, and ...
‘Vinyl’ – Update
The 'Vinyl' movie which is based on the 'Poppy Fields' saga is coming together and starting to create a buzz inside the movie industry. www.hollywoodreporter.com The movie is currently being colour corrected ...
Direct Acoustic – Tour Timelapse
Wondering about going to the Mike Peters Acoustic Alarm in the UK tour this autumn...? Check out our timelapse videos from the Direct Acoustic tour. Audio taken from the Live in Glasgow ...
Jules News – Kawai / USA updates
LA / San Francisco Rocks! Jules (and the Peters family) american adventures roll onto San Fransisco... Jules San Francisco Rocks facebook photos Los Angeles Rocks! Mike Peters Acoustic Night at the El Rey Theatre, ...
TheAlarm.com: The First 16 Years
Introduction I was web master for http://www.thealarm.com for over 15 years. In that time, the web site has changed immensely: from a single page with news and rumors, to a fully ...
V Festival with Big Country
Mike and the Big Country boys had an amazing time at V Festival in Chelmsford and Stafford this weekend. Sunny weather and responsive crowds generated a great festival vibe. Click here to see ...
James hits the big time!
You really know when you have made it when you feature on the cover of the illustrious publication "Walking and Cycling on London's Towpaths". Check out the recent edition and you will ...
Snowdon 5 Rocked !!
This years Snowdon Rocks event - Go Green For A Day - was a huge success. Our start point for the walk was the Pen Y Ceunant Cafe and our lovely host ...
Mike Peters Acoustic Alarm In The USA!
Mike Peters will take the 30th Anniversary Alarm celebrations to the USA this September with the announcement of 3 exclusive 'in person' acoustic shows. Sunday September 4th ...
James Stevenson – Record Collector Article
James Stevenson's interview in Record Collector.
The Sound And The Fury : Review
To be honest, at first glance, the track listing for The Sound In The Fury looks well, odd. The songs, at least in the original form, do not have any ...
James Stevenson News.
Glen Matlock And The Philistines supporting Big Country. James Stevenson, will be playing with Glen Matlock And The Philistines, at the Big Country vibe gigs at Wrexham and Lincoln. The gigs ...
Classic Red Poppy Shirt Now In Stock!
Due to public demand in this Anniversary year the classic Alarm Red Poppy T-Shirt (Since 1982), is now back in stock. Available to purchase now in both Adult and Kids sizes...
Sound And The Fury Tour – Press
We now how a few press articles and links to media from the Sound And The Fury Tour, including the 5 page Classic Rock magazine feature. The Alarm would like to ...
New T’s back in Stock
We have now restocked the very popular classic 'Deceiver' shirt, and the 30th Anniversary Wings Design Shirt in the new shop. Both these designs were our most popular in recent years, ...
Snowdon Rocks 5
SNOWDON ROCKS V - GREEN FOR THE DAY. Come and join us on on Sunday, 14 August 2011 for our 5th trek to the top of Snowdon with Mike Peters. Love ...
Kauai Rocks
KAUAI ROCKS WITH MIKE PETERS (CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE ALARM) Come and Join Mike Peters in Hawaii for Kauai Rocks 2011 and celebrate 30 years of Mike Peters and Alarm ...
Big Country in the Media
We have the TV Advert being used to promote the Celtic Rock festival with Simple Minds on 29th July. Big Country on Radio Clyde's Billy Sloan session this Sunday. "Stuart Adamson’s spirit ...
Avebury Rocked !!
The Avebury Rocks event was a massive success raising in excess of £20,000. Nick Harper: "Avebury Rocks took inspiration from two great characters in my life, Mike Peters and my mum, ...
Mike on Classic Rock Radio
Part 2 of the feature on The Alarm will be airing soon on Classic Rock Radio on following dates and UK Times: Classic Rock Radio's Marilyn Michaels in Conversation with Mike ...
MPO Mobile
Thanks for all your interest in Sound and the Fury. Seems like everyone is using the new shop! Due to demand, the MPO is now introducing a Mobile MPO number: MPO Mobile 07548 ...
Single on Radio 2
Janice Long played 'unbreak the promise' on Radio 2 very early this morning. Select the link below and move the slider to 48:30. Please Note:: The tour dates mentioned are Big ...
New Album – New Single
30th ANNIVERSARY ALBUM / FILM EDITION & CD SINGLE The Sound And The Fury is the brand new album and film from Mike Peters & The Alarm and is available to ...
New website! Note From The Webteam
Note From The Old "Webmaster" And The New "Content Editor"... welcome to the all new alarm.com website. The new website is easier to navigate and will allow us to add lots ...
Big Country – Isle Of Wight
Here are some links to press coverage of The Big Country performance at The Isle Of Wight Festival. musicpics.co.uk gigwise.com absoluteradio.co.uk absoluteradio.co.uk (2) muzu.tv virtualfestivals.com walesonline.co.uk
Sound(checking) and The Fury
Join us behind the scenes as The Alarm soundcheck at various venues around the UK on the 2011 Sound And The Fury Tour.
30 Years of The Alarm
6th June 2011 - 30 years of The Alarm On the anniversery of 30 years of The Alarms first show at The Royal Victoria in Prestatyn, Mike Peters takes a tour ...
Big Country Warm-up shows
BIG COUNTRY - announce warm up and 'vibe' gigs in Scotland. Thu. 7th July : Glasgow, King Tuts SOLD OUT Fri. 8th July : T In The Park Mon. 11th July : Glasgow, King Tuts Tue. ...
The Alarm At Bloc
The Alarm Tour is rocking across the UK, receiving fantastic reviews far and wide. DJ Chris Evans from Radio2 has also been picking up on the positive vibes and playing Alarm ...
Big Country Review – April 2011
Great Big Country review from the Scottish News Of The World.
Be A Member Of The Alarm
A unique opportunity to be in The Alarm. Alarm fans are being given the unique opportunity to make their own mark on the Alarm's Anniversary year, via a special internet charity ...
New date added to tour
Due to popular demand!! The Brook in Southampton has been added to the upcoming tour schedule on Tuesday 10th May. www.the-brook.com Tickets: We Got Tickets
Squeeze Guitar Auction
LOVE HOPE STRENGTH - Damien Hirst designs Squeeze instruments to auction for Love Hope Strength and the Teenage Cancer Trust Squeeze will play an exclusive set of instruments designed by Damien Hirst ...
Gathering 20 Tickets On Sale
THE GATHERING 2012: Friday 27th, Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2012 The Gathering 20 : Twenty years of The Gathering 1992-2012 : Are you Gonna Be There? Following on from two ...