Day One: Monday 23 May 2005


A new album, a new place, a new situation, a new label. As always when starting a new album, all the hopes and fears are there in the pit of your stomach. I have acquired a Chapel in North Wales and have decided to record the new 'Alarm' album within it's walls. Day one is not really day one but this is where it all begins with the preparation. Martin Wilding and myself meet for a cup of tea to go over the process. The problem is we haven't really got a specific plan as such, so much of the morning is spent going from room to room and saying to each other "What if......". Martin had tried out one of the back rooms with a drummer friend of his to see if the drums would sound good. His feelings are that it is not bad but not great either. One of our main problems with the drum kit placement is the fact that the main room is huge and this will mean that we will have to do a lot of work to dampen down the reverberation. We decide to give the drums a go in the main room and see what happens. I came up with the idea of buying a 'Gazebo' from a garden centre to place over the kit and then hang all the old touring back drops on the top and hang drapes around the side. We managed to acquire a 'Gazebo' from Argos... and guess what it worked a treat. We also got some acoustic boards from another friend of ours and by the end of the day we had a space that we felt would be great for the kind of drum kit sound we wanted to achieve.

Hello Everyone,
Welcome to 2006. Firstly, I want to thank you all for the thousands of messages I have received since my cancer diagnosis. It has been an incredibly humbling experience to receive so many good will messages from all around the world. The good news is that I have received my first chemotherapy treatments and all is going well. I have had no adverse reaction so far, and am feeling strong and well. It even looks like I'll still have my hair for The Gathering!

I can't wait to share the new Alarm MMVI album 'Under Attack' with you when it comes out via EMI Records on February 20th 2006. Myself and the band have taken the unprecedented step of shooting an individual video to accompany each song on the album and on release day there will be two versions of the album available, a single CD version with just the audio soundtrack and a deluxe double disc version with both audio CD and DVD.

In the build up to the release you will be able to hear exclusive audio and video extracts from some of the tracks and you will also be able to read my first hand diary account of how 'Under Attack' was made. It will all be unfolding here at www.thealarm.com as the clock counts down to February 20th 2006.

The new single 'Superchannel' is scheduled for release also via EMI on Monday February 6th (a week after The Gathering). 'Superchannel' will be available in three formats, Maxi CD, CD and 7" Vinyl. All three formats carry brand new tracks that are not on the album and in my humble opinion they form the best collection of b-sides ever to grace an Alarm single. You will be able to hear these tracks exclusively prior to release via www.thealarm.com. The maxi CD will also feature an exclusive single version video for 'Superchannel' (The album version video is completely different).

During the last couple of weeks in hospital, I have listened to the album anew and have been shocked by the prescient nature of the lyrical and musical content. This is the first album in a long time where I allowed the content to be driven by the force of the band. I had no lyrics to begin with, only music, and allowed the lyrical content to form during the rehearsal sessions with the band. I then spent hours transcribing recordings of the songs to find the lyrical direction that my endeavours were taking me. My body must have known what I did not. The doctors have said to me that I may have been carrying my cancer for the last twelve months at least. Now I know why my instinct lead me to title the album 'Under Attack'. Now I know why the lyrics for 'Without A Fight' mean so much more than they did a few weeks ago. Now I know why it is difficult for me to listen to 'This Is The Way We Are'. Now I know why I feel calm when I hear 'It's Alright / It's O.K'. Now I know why I feel 'Under Attack' is the best album I have ever recorded.

When 'Under Attack' comes out, I'm sure it will touch you all as emotionally and as hard as it has hit me. I can't wait to be with you all at The Gathering and perform again with James Stevenson, Craig Adams and Steve Grantley who, like you, have all been dear and true friends to me throughout this difficult time in my life. It has often been said that The Alarm was a band built on friendship; it has never been more true than it is today.

I look forward to sharing good times with you all in 2006.

Love and life,

Mike Peters

WITHOUT A FIGHT

Try to stop me - I will carry on
Try to oppose me - I will prevail
My life has been shot down but I'm not ready to fall
Whenever you condemn me - You only make me strong
I still bleed when I get cut
I still get accused of being things I'm not
I'll never fall at your feet
I'll never bow down if our eyes should meet
I'll never give it up without a fight
WITHOUT A FIGHT


Whenever you are called
Whenever you are doubted
Whenever you are named
Whenever you are down
I get my strength from life itself
I drink the water from the well
I'll never fall at your feet
I'll never bow down if our eyes should meet
I'll never give it up without a fight
WITHOUT A FIGHT


©2006 Copyright Control
Words by Mike Peters
Music by Mike Peters, James Stevenson,
Craig Adams and Steve Grantley

BBC News
IC Wales
AntiMusic.com
IC NorthWales
www.DaveSharp.org

Hello my friends,

I hope you are all enjoying the best of times as the holiday season approaches.

I have some very difficult news to share with you. Last Thursday on the 8th December, I was diagnosed as having cancer. I have been told by my consultant, Dr. E that I have Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). The good news is that although my illness is not curable, it is treatable and, in the words of Dr. E, it is a disease I will probably die with, rather than of.

Obviously, this has come as a massive shock to me and my family, especially as it is almost ten years to the day that I was originally diagnosed with cancer (Non Hodgkins Lymphoma). In 1995, no one really knew what had happened to me and how I had come to be 'cured'. Now, with the breaking of the DNA code and the huge leaps in 'understanding cancer', that have happened since, I now know far more about my situation. Ten years ago, it seems that my own immune system supressed the cancer and I was able to go into 'remission' for ten years. (A 'good deal', according to Dr. E!).

Today, modern science has unlocked some of the dark secrets of cancer. The one thing about me that is different today from ten years ago, is that my white blood count is extremely high. A normal reading would be between 5 and 10. My count last Thursday was 482! This was the main indicator for my particular form of cancer - CLL (which is almost exactly the same as Non Hodgkins Lymphoma). The team at my local Hospital / North Wales Cancer Centre have been absolutely amazing. I have received only the best, in terms of treatment, care, reassurance and honesty. Last Friday, they sent me to Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital in Bangor for a treatment known as Leukapharesis. I was wired up to a machine and my blood was drained off a litre at a time, separated by a centrifugal force and put back into me, minus the white blood. It was a long and arduous procedure lasting over four hours (and not without a considerable amount of discomfort!), but it has brought my white blood count down to 380.

On Monday, I was back at the Cancer Centre to see Dr. E who had arranged for me to have a biopsy under general anaesthetic on Wednesday. The Biopsy is to confirm Dr. E's diagnosis of CLL and to rule out any other form of cancer such as Mantle Cell Lymphoma. The biopsy was performed by Dr. Z, who successfully removed an enlarged lymph node from my neck. (The other good news is that I was out in time to see Man Utd v Wigan on T.V. that evening!).

At the hospital during the afternoon, I was again visited by Dr. E, who indicated to me that with my cancer being at CLL Stage 1, he feels I should begin a course of chemotherapy starting next Friday the 22nd December. He has also told me, that, subject to my response, he should be able to work the chemotherapy around my desire to perform at The Gathering in January. I am starting out on the mildest form of chemotherapy and providing it is timed correctly, I should be in an 'up' part of my cycle and therefore fit enough to perform.

I want to reassure all of you that I will be fighting this fight with every ounce of energy I can muster. I have my wife Jules, and son Dylan beside me and they are reason enough to live for. They have both been incredible. Jules has embarked on a virtual degree course this weekend. She has asked Dr. E a million questions and has searched the web, devouring information to enable us both to deal with the shock of this life-changing situation.

Be reassured, my outlook for the future is still the same as for any healthy person of my age. The only difference is that now I have to learn how to live with cancer. If I respond well to the chemotherapy, I can hopefully put the cancer into remission for another ten years or even longer. That is the only uncertainty, how long will my body keep the cancer at bay before having to start all over again? My immune system will never be the same as it once was. From now on, I have to be vigilant at all times and protect myself against infection. The biggest threat to my life is not from cancer but from infection. A common cold that, if not treated immediately, could turn nasty and become pneumonia. This is the mantra that has been drilled into me by the medical team - to protect myself against illness.

I know all of this will be a massive shock to you but I want you to stay positive and focused. Life is for the living. The Gathering is going to be extremely special this year and ironically, the new album could not be more aptly titled. 'Under Attack' has taken on new meaning for me, my family and the band. I believe it is the best album I have ever had the pleasure of recording. Some of the songs came to me on my iPod whilst I was in hospital and they gave me a big lift. I am so looking forward to next year because of the music, you would not believe. I will still be able to make music and perform concerts (although I think it's safe to say I won't be traveling abroad until I have got this thing under control and there may be two bald guys in the band come January!!!!!!). I also hope to take a full role in the promotion of the single and album.

At times like this you need your family and friends around you and as you are all part of my family, I aim to keep you as informed as possible. I'll be running a detailed diary on the website and keep you posted with regular updates. I will be trying to live my life as normally as possible and I have to say that I feel incredibly positive about the future. I will see you all at The Gathering or at a show in the U.K. Until then, keep me in your thoughts, you will be in mine.

Love and life,

Mike Peters

December 15th 2005

James Stevenson, guitarist with Alarm MMIV doing dates with his old band Gene Loves Jezebel. A Co-headline w Spear Of Destiny.

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& GENE LOVES JEZEBEL
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Below is a series of photos taken during The Alarm MMVI's weekend video shoot for the upcoming album "Under Attack"

Over the weekend, Mike Peters and his band, The Alarm MMIV returned to his Rhyl roots to continue filming 12 separate videos for their brand new album, 'Under Attack' to be released next year on EMI records.

"The album was created musically in Wales and we wanted to visualise our concept for the album", says lead singer, Mike Peters. "The 45 RPM experience (The Alarm scored a Top 30 hit with 45 RPM last year) and forthcoming Hollywood film has inspired us to make our own movie as a companion to traditional audio album. To appreciate this album in its complete form, as we envisaged, it you'll need to hear it and see it to enjoy the complete experience. It's the first completely audio-visual album made by a British band. We as the band wanted to put ourselves back in the forefront of the way we think records are going to be made in the future. We want to be the first!"

The Alarm MMVI will release their much anticipated new album titled 'Under Attack' on EMI records on February 20th 2006. The album has been recorded at sessions in Wales and Henley-On-Thames during the summer of 2005 and was mixed at various studios around the world including Abbey Road, London and Electric Lady in New York. The album has been produced by the band along with Martin Wilding (Poppy Fields/Doves) and George Williams (Babyshambles) with additional mixes by Pete Walsh (Simple Minds/Scott walker).

Featuring brand new compositions 'Superchannel', 'Without A Fight', 'My Town' and 'This Is The Way We Are', the complete tracklisting will be announced early in the new year.

'Under Attack' will be previewed at The Gathering in Llandudno (January 27/28 2006) and the first single from the album will be released shortly after on February 6th.

The band will be touring the British Isles with a series of unique one off 'Saturday Gigs' which will take place on the last Saturday of each month throughout the calendar year. Tickets for these events are priced at 15 [Except London 17.50] and are available to order now.

National Ticketline: 01745 571571 or visit www.thealarm.com [All tickets subject to booking fee].


The Alarm MMVI - Under Attack U.K. Tour - The Saturday Gigs


JAN 28th LLANDUDNO The Gathering [Sold Out]
FEB 25th CARDIFF Coal Exchange
MAR 25th LONDON Islington Academy
APR 29th GLASGOW Academy
MAY 27th WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfrun Hall
JUN 24th MANCHESTER Academy II

The Alarm MMVI were in Wales this weekend recording videos for thei new album due early next year. Mike on the forums sent us this great photo of th band on the Rhyl Promenade.

New Chelsea album (featuring James Stevenson) - "faster, cheaper and better looking" (after a review of the first album in 79 that said the same) released Nov 2 on Captain Oi! Contains a cover of 45 RPM.

Dead Men Walking. Manchester Academy. 22nd October 2005.

Misrepresentation.

Often in life, (and when buying stuff…doubly so), things get misrepresented.

You know the sort of thing, “cleans whiter than white” (what colour can possibly be whiter than white), “which iPod are you?” (well non, actually) & “it reaches the parts other beers cannot reach” (they all end up coming out of the same part for me!).

Was this going to be the case as I and my Dead Men virgin friend head off to the Academy in Manchester for “The Right To Party” gig by The Dead Men Walking.

We arrive at the gig around 8.30pm. As we approach the door a tout offers tickets. Will this be the gig where I should have bought tickets beforehand? No.

Doors opened at 7.30. Will this be the gig where the band does a runner to party with someone else at 11pm. No.

We are thankfully in good time to peruse the merch and have a pint (or two).

As is the tradition (with me) I forgo the support act (who I am informed was actually rather good – drat!) to drink beer in the peace and quite of the foyer and peruse the (what is for me with a wife, 2 kids and mortgage) hugely overpriced merch. It’s probably the going rate, but I want a kebab after the gig. But those stitched work shirts are calling to me.

I am a Mike Peters/Alarm fan. And can say from the safety of this computer screen that Spear of Destiny, Stray Cats and The Dammed are all bands I managed to avoid in my quest to go to as many gigs as possible in my 40 odd years.

It turns out, that tonight will be the first time that I question this. I have seen the dead men before. Last year in Bolton. And stonking gig that it was, it still didn’t convert me to the ‘other bands’.

O dear. How much two gigs, one year and a lot of breakfast’s can change a man. From the opening bars, to the dying cheers, the Dead Men broke the laws of physics. In some T.A.R.D.I.S. like fashion, a gig which should see a 25% input from each member give a 100% performance, it was actually bigger on the inside of the gig. These guys somehow managed to pull off a 150% (conservative estimate) performance. Above the sweat and normal bodily aromas you get at a gig, you could taste high energy in the air.

At certain points I felt like an outsider. Clearly I only knew a fraction of the set compared to 85% of the audience, who were singing along and punching the air the whole time. This audience must have phenomenal record collections. Or just get out a lot.

I can’t for the life of me tell you the set list. What I can tell you is that this was the Kate Moss rather than Jonny Vegas of gigs. Not a saggy bit to be seen.

A few things really stood out. For a gig comprising mostly of back catalogue it was a real joy to see the same amount of participation for the relatively recent Alarm song 45RPM as old standards like 68 guns. The audience had really been swatting. Also, Captain Sensible (now I realise the irony there) is not only a top notch front-man, but is also quite a handy bass player (although, probably a bit toooooooo much swearing for me). And Mike Peters, who previously had been the guiding force in the band was just another Beatle. And it suited the band. They were the sum of their parts. An equal partnership. It now seems obvious that the band could not be where they are today without the other tours. But this was their moment.

Kirk played like his life depended on it. What passion.

Mike’s doesn’t know how to give half measures. His cup doesn’t just runneth over, he’s an exploding party barrel.

Slim showed that to be a great drummer you don’t need lots of drums…just talent.

The Captain clearly needs no lessons in anything. He just needs to be in more bands.

And the partying?

No misrepresentation here. The tour has the name which meets all the trade description rules.

We partyed.

What was it the Dead Men used to say…”THE RESISTANCE STARTS HERE”.

Sod the resistance. I give in.

Mike Peters has been invited by Barry Jeckell, Editor of www.billboard.com to write a Dead Men Walking diary. Here's an extract.
Mike's full diary from the Dead Men Walking tour will be available on the newly redesigned Billboard.com when it relaunches on Oct. 31.

Friday 30th September 2005

Big drive up to Scotland today. The whole of the Peters family is on the road. Myself, Jules and little Dylan. It's a massive journey for a small boy of 17 months, at least eight hours, but if you're going to be born into a rock and roll family...... We set off at 10.00 a.m. and by 11 Dylan was asleep in the back. I kept my foot down and by the time he awoke, we were near Lockerbie so we decided to stop for some lunch and break up the journey. It was a beautiful afternoon as we drove through the Cairngorm mountains. I have to say Dylan was fantastic for the whole journey and we made it to the venue in Kinloss by 6.00 p.m just in time for the soundcheck. Tonight, we are joined by Bruce Watson from Big Country and so we have to get to grips with a couple of Big Country songs to add to the set. The venue is a huge barn and is exposed to the elements. Soundcheck over and we had our evening meal served in the dressing room. The dressing room also doubles up as an acoustic venue and has a small stage. it didn't take Dylan long to discover this and before you know it, he was dragging me over to the stage. He loved it; he was performing his new trick of speaking into the microphones that were still on the stage. Took Jules and Dylan back to the hotel and then got myself ready for the gig. What an amazing night it turned out to be. We brought Bruce out after half a dozen songs and the place went mad for him (Bruce is a bit of a local hero..... ). The venue was packed and despite the cold from outdoors the gig was soon a heaving mass of sweaty bodies. During the encore, the Captain dived into the audience complete with bass guitar. The crew managed to retrieve the bass while Captain danced with the fans, I picked it up and carried on playing. Bruce cracked out the riff of 'Pretty Vacant', (Dedicated to Glen Matlock) and while all this was going on the Captain had managed to strip off and arrived back on the stage dressed only in his underwear. I was falling about laughing, so much so that I could hardly carry on playing. What a gig. As soon as we came off stage we made a dash for my Jeep and I drove the band back to the hotel. Captain was still dressed in his near Birthday suit when we arrived at Reception. Myself and Slim JIm headed for our rooms; Captain, Kirk and Bruce headed for the bar.

Mike Peters and the Dead Men to take part in the Cash Dash at Manchester United's Old Trafford on Saturday 22nd October. Mike and the boys will be on the pitch at half time. Manchester Utd are playing Tottenham Hotspur. Dead Men Walking follow their appearance at Old Trafford with a concert at Manchester Academy.

Hi Guys & Gals

Slight correction on the goth guitar piece....

The mag is called 'Guitar & Bass'.

Have been told it just made it onto the shelves last Friday and has Dave Gilmore on the cover (if there's any confusion).

Dave

Dave will be featured in a special article on the history of Goth music in
the December issue of Guitarist magazine (UK).
Although you might not think Dave has much in common with the Goth scene,
the author argues that Dave's guitar playing with The Alarm was a massive
influence on the goth guitarists who followed.

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Dave has recently been broadening his artistic horizons by taking the first
tentative steps into an acting career (alongside his music).

On Wednesday this week Dave was at Granada Studios in Manchester for a small
part in Coronation Street. Dave will be seen playing the stand up bass in a
band playing at a cocktail party. The episode is scheduled to go out on
December 2nd 2005. Be warned, Dave says ''it's a blink and you'll miss it
moment''.

After filming was completed, Dave went direct to his gig at The Church Inn,
Prestwich.

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Any troopers in the Midlands who happened to have tickets to see U2 tribute
band YoU2 at Jackson's in Kidderminster last Saturday would have been
surprised to find Dave playing as support.

Dave's friend Darren Keen plays ''The Edge'' in YoU2 and invited Dave down
to play a short acoustic set. The show was already sold out & it was short
notice to all concerned, hence it not appearing here earlier.

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Forthcoming gigs:
Bi-weekly residency at The Church Inn, Prestwich, Manchester.
Wednesday 26th Oct, Nov 9th, Nov 23rd.

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www.davesharp.org

Since reports from the Dead Men Tour have been sparse from the MPO front, your intrepid web master has taken to culling news from the official "Dead Men Site" site over at http://www.deadmenwalking.co.uk

This bit of news was posted last week:

...Dont worry we are not sitting on arses doing nothing, the deadmen are holed up in a recording studio in leafy Liverpool putting down a buddle of brand new songs !!! and bloody great they are sounding too!


Hmm. Recording? How cool.

Also, there is a nice BBC interview with Slim Jim Phantom you can listen to. Enjoy.

Now, I will climb back into my hole…

Mike Peters to appear at special one off 'Aftershow' concert after DMW in Darwen this Saturday.

This is a special Mike Peters Aftershow appearance for 100 people after the DMW show in Darwen at The Higher Buck in Waddington, near Clitheroe this coming Saturday 8th October. For tickets (£10) please call :


Concertina Events Ltd
01200 426600


The Higher Buck
The Square
Waddington
Nr Clitheroe
Lancs BB7 3HZ

from NYC Alarm Gal via the forums

Wow... talk about a historic 1st ever NY show for the Dead Men. What an amazing night at such an esteemed venue, packed to the hilt with fans of all 4 Dead Men, the Punk Rock theme dominated throughout the night & kudos went out to the club & it's history & a few mentions especially of the Ramones.

Not in any particular order:

Strength
Westworld
A truly breathtaking version of Mike singing Unsafe by himself (quite an emotional sight on the CBGB's stage)
Rock this Town
Spirit of 76'
Young Men
Blitzkrieg Bop
45 r.p.m. (which brought the house down)
Stray Cat Strut
Rumble in Brighton (CB's)
Sixty Eight
Neat Neat Neat
Smash It Up
I Fought the Law
Pretty Vacant
Finished with the Beastie Boys Right to Party
I may be missing something...

Great night had by all and based on the response look forward to another successful return to the East Coast in the future. Lots of great banter in between, especially by the Captain. He is very entertaining and extremely funny.
We send them back to the U.K. hyped up & raring to go. Enjoy your upcoming tour all who are attending! Lil

There will be a great new interview and song session airing with all the band members this Sunday night 9/25 on Q104.3- Jonathan Clarke's "Out of the Box" programme at 9:00 p.m. in the NY area

There is also a "listen live" feature on:the upper right corner of the header at: http://www.q1043.com/pages/outofbox/index.html

And I believe you can download the archives onto an ipod from the same page.
(From Lily via the forums)

The DMW Show At Downtown, Farmingdale, New York has been CANCELLED because the venue has gone out of business. No suitable replacement venue has been found.

OC REVIEW

DEAD MEN WALKING

HOB ANAHEIM – 9/21

Finally the Dead Men Walking make it into the USA. Slim Jim Phantom, Captain Sensible, Mike Peters and Kirk Brandon have landed.

A slightly more sparse crowd than would have been expected had gathered

At the HOB Club in Anaheim to see this manic and eclectic foursome pound

Through some of the best songs written in the past 20 years.

Where else can you see and hear Neat Neat Neat, 68 Guns, Do You Believe In The

Westworld and Runaway Boys played live on the same night by the guys who

Wrote the songs in the first place ? nowhere ! exactly !!!

To top this off how often do you see the likes of Brian Setzer (Stray Cats), Steve Jones (sex Pistols) and James

Stevenson (The Alarm) and could that really have been Billy Idol (or just a look alike)

Standing in the crowd singing, clapping and foot tapping along to every song.

Vocal duties split between all members, instrument swapping and obvious camaraderie unites this multi talented bunch into a tight, powerful band.

The Deadmen where on stage for 75 minutes before leaving to rapturous applause, only to return a stage where two extra guitars had been set up, enter Brian Setzer stage left to join the guys on two rip roaring renditions of Something Else and I Fought The Law - it was a no show for Steve Jones, even though his guitar was on stage

Rumours that he had lost himself in the building were unconfirmed !!! -

All in all a truly great night was had by everybody in attendance, lets hope the Dead Men don’t leave it too long to revisit Orange County.

Rufus Font

This Sunday night at 9PM on New York City's Q1043 (104.3 FM in NYC and streamed via q1043.com), it's "Out Of The Box", New York's top-rated new music show, hosted by Jonathan Clarke, featuring the best in new music and local undiscovered artists.

Tonight at 9, Burning Spear will be my special in-studio guest. We'll talk about his new album Our Music, with your shots at autographed copies. Also, your shots at tickets to see Paul Weller at Roseland Saturday night, 9/24 and tickets to see Mike Peters of the Alarm along with Slim Jim Phantom, aka, Dead Men Walking, At CBGB's on Friday, 9/23.

The Complete Out Of the Box Playlist for 9/18/05
Echo & The Bunnymen-"Stormy Weather"-Cooking Vinyl
The Contrast-"Ink"-Rainbow Quartz
Goldrush-"Wait For The Wheels"-East West
Nada Surf-"Always Love"-Barsuk
The Alarm-"Close"-Snapper
Ric Ocasek-"Bottom Dollar"-Sanctuary
The Jam-"Town Called Malice"
Diamond Nights (Queens)-"Destination Diamonds"-Kemado/Hollywood
Wired-"One Shot"-undiscovered Long Island band
Burning Spear-"Walk" and "Our Music"-Burning Spear
To Podcast some cool Out Of The Box interviews, go here:

http://q1043.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=outofthebox.xml

The main "Out Of The Box" site is here:

http://q1043.com/pages/outofbox/index.html

"Mike Peters of The Alarm, Captain Sensible of The Damned, and Slim Jim Phantom formerly of The Stray Cats join Jonesey to discuss their life in Rock & Roll and their latest project, Dead Men Walking, which is a side project band they play in together. They will be appearing live at CBGB's on September 23rd."

The re-scheduled Mike interview with Glen Jones on WFMU is now going to feature Dead Men Walking including interviews with Mike, Captain Sensible & Slim Jim.

It will be aired on 91.1 WFMU in the NYC area on Monday, September 19th 7-8 p.m. on the "Jonesville Station" programme.

It is also accessible worldwide at: http://www.wfmu.org/audiostream.shtml
and: http://www.wfmu.org/index.shtml
As the shows are archived they are available on line after the programme has aired.

[Can You Smile is a benefit show for The Stroke Association and the Victims of Stroke].

Can You Smile?" is currently sold out, but there will be a few last seats released www.cclive.co.uk. The gig is at The Carling Apollo Hammersmith on Thursday 15 september and it starts at 7.30.

On the bill are Mike Peters, Ricky Gervais, Bill Bailey, Mark Thomas, Rob Newman, Paul Morrocco, Robin Ince, Ed Byrne and MC John Fothergill.

From NYCAlarm Gal via the forums:

"Just got a call from my sis and she saw an amazingly moving commercial, approx. 4 minutes at the start of todays NY Yankees/Red Sox game which featured film footage of the events of Katrina Hurricane which featured Strength as the soundtrack backing it ".

You have to admit, it's the perfect song for this.
If anyone has any more information about this, we'd be glad to hear it.

web master

Over the long weekend, we added a new feature: TheAlarm.com video player. We have 10 items on video available Now, with more to come, but we are always looking for more.

We would likw to create a full history of The Alarm/Mike Peters/Dave Sharp/etc. on video.

If you have any video that is already digitized, please please tell us.

If the size is less than 3 MB, send it to Steve Fulton. If it is larger than that, then offer a link to download, or some other means to get the video to us.

I'm especially looking for vifeo fro mthe EARLY Mike Peters solo days (1992-1995).

Legendary Welsh singer songwriter Mike Peters brings his extensive Alarm repertoire to Celtitude at The Point on Friday September 2. The Alarm can lay claim to a series of 16 Top 50 Singles, seven successful albums and over 5 million sales worldwide.

Another fine Welsh musician, multi instrumentalist Dylan Fowler will continue to draw lines between music of disparate cultures around the world. He has played with Richard Thompson and Szapora, and here teams up with Gillian Stevens whose strings include the traditional crwth.

Resident Welsh Irishman Colum Regan, one of the UK’s brightest and most original young songwriters and half of the New Druids will appear with his solo project; and local heroes the Hennessys with ‘Mr Cardiff’ - broadcaster Frank Hennessy who hosts his own BBC radio show on folk, roots and acoustic music; and Mabon interrupt a packed summer programme of festivals throughout Europe to please the Cardiff Bay crowds. The programme includes Ireland’s hottest new group, The Shamrock City Band making their first appearance in Wales.


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Mike Peters made an appropriate and pointed political statement at Cardiff Celtic Festival by dedicating the song "Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke" to President Of The United States Geroge Bush. Another hilarious and moment form our hero Mike Peters. (Web Master)

The following is the set list from the show as reported by ChrisC via the forums:

High On The Hill
Ravens
The Love We Made
Deeside
Hallowed Ground
Hwylio Dros Y Mor/A New South Wales
Bells Of Rhymney
Statue Of Liberty
Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke? (dedicated to George W. Bush)
How The Mighty Fall
Broken Silence
The Unexplained
Rise
The D And D
'76
45 rpm
Strength

From Los Angeles to South Wales!
Mike Peters returns from LA to Cardiff this Friday night for a special one off acoustic show.

Tickets from 02920 494917 (Please note this is new phone number).
Stage time - approx 9pm

The Point
Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF10 5EE

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Holy sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dead Men Walking will take to the road again with new member Captain Sensible (The Damned) who will join existing members Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats) Mike Peters (The Alarm), and Kirk Brandon (Spear Of Destiny).


Four artists from some of the most influential bands of our time and individually, they can lay claim to having played a part in creating some of the finest songs of a generation. A combined chart rating of over forty UK Top 30 singles, 20 million record sales worldwide and over twenty Top 20 UK Hit albums - almost as many hits as The Beatles and Elvis Presley combined!!!

Dead Men Walking will be taking to the road throughout September / October 2005.

September
Wednesday, 21 House of Blues, Anaheim, California 714 778 2583
Thursday, 22 Key Club, Los Angeles 310 274 5800
Friday, 23 CBGBs, New York 212 982 4052
Saturday, 24 Downtown, Farmingdale, New York 516 293 7700
Tuesday, 27 Wulfren Hall, Wolverhampton 01902 552121
Wednesday, 28 Central Station, Wrexham 01978 264940
Thursday, 29 Sugarmill, Stoke 01782 206000
Friday, 30 The Loft, Kinloss 01343 850078

October
Saturday, 1 Lemon Tree, Aberdeen 01224 642230
Sunday, 2 King Tuts, Glasgow 08701 690100
Tuesday, 4 Forum Theatre, Billingham 01642 552663
Wednesday, 5 Boardwalk, Sheffield 0114 2799090
Thursday, 6 Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes 01472 349222
Friday, 7 Library Theatre, Darwen 01254 706006
Saturday, 8 Library Theatre, Darwen 01254 706006
Sunday, 9 Civic Centre, Whitehaven 01946 852821
Tuesday, 11 Irish Centre, Leeds 0113 2480887
Wednesday, 12 Assembly Rooms, Derby 01332 255800
Thursday, 13 Arts Centre, Colchester 01206 500900
Friday, 14 Voodoo Lounge, Dublin 353 1 8736013
Saturday, 15 The Platform, Morecambe 01524 582803
Sunday, 16 Barracuda, Newquay 01637 875 800
Tuesday, 18 Coxs Yard, Stratford Upon Avon 01789 404600
Wednesday, 19 Princes Hall, Aldershot 01252 329155
Thursday, 20 Academy, Birmingham 0870 771 2000
Friday, 21 Academy, Liverpool 0870 771 2000
Saturday, 22 Academy, Manchester 0161 832 1111
Monday, 24 Academy, Bristol 0870 771 2000
Tuesday, 25 Arts Centre, Swindon 01793 614837
Wednesday, 26 Waterfront, Norwich 01603 508050
Thursday, 27 Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth 02392 863911
Friday, 28 Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale 01495 350360
Saturday, 29 Shepherds Bush, London 0870 771 2000
Sunday, 30 Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill 01444 242888

Mike and the crew have landed safely in Los Angeles and are looking forward to welcoming everybody to Capitol Studios (Alarmstock III - Capitol Studio A, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, California 90028-5305). After the success of Electric Lady last week, Mike is really looking forward to the show tomorrow.
For those of you have purchased 'e' tickets for Alarmstock Los Angeles please check in to the studio between 12 noon and 2pm to register for your laminates.
There will be breaks during the 4 sets when you will be able to pop out for refreshments as explained in your 'e' itinerary.
Have a safe trip and MPO On The Road looks forward to welcoming you to Alarmstock at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles!
All the best,
MPO Team

WOW!
What a great time. It truly felt special to be in such a wonderful venue. Mike sounded great...had great stories to tell and played his heart out.
Highlight was watching Dylan checking his Dad out through the glass studio door in set #3.
Thanks to all at MPO for making it such a special day.
Wish I could be in LA Next week.
#1Alarmfan

Wow!!!.... what can I say about the NYC show except that it was absolutely incredible. I've always hoped that I would get to hear Mike and just an acoustic guitar, but I never thought I'd get 8 hours of acoustic!!! Incredible!! His voice was awesome and the whole experience will always be memorable.

nuffsaid11


Kudos to Mike for putting on a great performance! On one of the hottest days, with the humudity so thick you could cut it with a knife, he kept things light with his humorous stories and friendly persona.

The first two sets were on the mellow side, we couldn't make noise, but they were still good songs. The second two sets were more fiesty, rockin' and sing-along. What a blast!! I even got chills and a tear in my eye at one point, I don't remember which song, the whole crowd was singing in unison (and in key)-it was just such a beautiful moment, and it goes to show how powerful these songs are after 25 years!!!

debbie

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Mike and the crew have landed safely in New York and are looking forward to welcoming everybody to Electric Lady Studios. After the success of Abbey Road next week and after visiting the studios today, Mike is really excited about the show tomorrow.

For those of you with tickets please check in to the studio between 12 noon and 2pm to register for your laminates.

There will be breaks during the 4 sets when you will be able to pop out for refreshments as explained in your itinerary.

Have a safe trip and MPO On The Road looks forward to welcoming you to Alarmstock at Electric Lady Studios in New York!

All the best,


MPO Team

Mike to play special one off acoustic show at the Cardiff Celtic Festival Friday Sept 2nd 2005

The Point
Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF10 5EE
Enquiries: 029 2049 9979
Box Office: 029 2049 9979

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MIKE PETERS ON AIR IN THE USA

Mike Peters and the Glen Jones interview.
The session will air on Monday the 15th on WFMU during the "Jonesville Station" show which runs between 7-8 p.m. There is worldwide access via web stream on
http://www.wfmu.org/ssaudionet.shtml. In addition it is available on archives after the initial broadcast.

Abbey Road Studios - August 6th 2005 - Alarmstock 3 - Perfect Day

A beautiful Summer's Day marked the arrival of Alarmstock 3 to the legendary Abbey Road studios on Saturday August 6th. Alarm fans arrived from all four corners of the UK,? America and Holland for this momentous day in Alarm history. Hoardes of Japanese tourists looked on as the lucky Alarm audience entered through the hallowed doors of Abbey Road. Paul McCartney had been in the Studio for two days previously and so there was a hushed sense of excitement as MPO members regietered,? collected their laminates and made their way into the immense Studio 2.

Mike Peters, looking tanned and fit, having just flown in from a trip to Nice to see U2,? was clearly excited to be back in Studio 2, after his last visit with The Poets of Justice back in 1992 where he recorded the Abbey Road sessions in front of an invited audience via a Radio 1 competition.?



By 2pm, Studio 2 was bursting at the seams with an assembled throng of Alarm fans. The atmposphere was hushed, expectant and awe-struck. What would the day bring? Danny Cohen, long-time member of the MPO Team made an introduction, explaining the need to switch phones off, remain quiet during the performance (the Abbey Road Management Team had given strict instructions for noise levels to be held in check as there was another session taking place opposite in Studio 1).



2.15pm and Mike Peters appeared at the top of the