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The season 2 finale of Never Let The Fires Die mixes host discussion and fan thoughts of the 2018 USA tour, with an in depth discussion on the state of The Alarm and the music industry with the man Mike Peters himself.   Watch/Listen  below or in iTunes or Google Play  

A belated LA Gathering episode plus a short interview with MP from the European tour in June 2018. Includes interview with Alarm super fan Mike Starner. Watch/Listen  below or in iTunes or Google Play

In this episode we catch up with Mike Peters on the road, to discuss the new album “Equals”.  Mike breaks down the album song by song, and we also get a preview of the mix of “Crowd Trouble” Watch/Listen  below or in iTunes or Google Play

In this episode we talk about record store day 2018, and finally reveal the winners of the Mike Peters Harmonica Contest.    The podcast features a not-to-be-missed,  contest winning personal Alarm story written and recorded by Matt Tremmel.

The Never Let The fires Die Podcast returns from a long hiatus to continue season 2!  In this episode Steve And Jeff Fulton attempt to review the new Declaration album reissue, but are thwarted (somewhat) by some unexplained occurrences.    Will they get it back on track to finish their review?  Also included for absolutely no extra charge: A lesson on how to pronounce a rarely used English word. Watch/Listen  below or in iTunes or Google Play  

In this episode Steve and Jeff Fulton review the bran new Viral Black album.   Is it is merely a “great” album or “the Greatest” album.   Also, a Harmonica contest update and another chance to enter before November 1st, 2017. Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play

Between 2001 and 2003, Mike Peters and his new version of The Alarm demoed and recorded 50 songs that formed basis of the next 1/2 decade of music from The Alarm. “The Bond” was the name of the subscription fans could buy-into so they could receive the songs as they were recorded. In all 11 full electric demos (unreleased), and 5 full albums were produced as part of the The bond, plus countless acoustic demos. The songs went-on the form the basis of the albums “In The Poppy Fields” (2004) and “Under Attack” (2006). In the process, some of those tracks got lost in the dustbin of history. In this episode, we dust off some of those tracks “lost to the fog of time”, and create an album from the “Forgotten Tracks Of The In The Poppy Fields Bond” . All of the songs mentioned in this episode can be owned by purchasing the “In The Poppy Fields Collected Works” CD/DVD set on thealarm.com : https://thealarm.myshopify.com/produc… Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play

On August 6th, 2017 I took my family to The Van’s Warped Tour stop in Pomona, CA.   Obviously, we went to see The Alarm, but I also wanted my kids to experience a modern “punk” show and get their reaction.  This is the story of our day. Features: Mike Peters Warped Tour Harmonica Lesson Mike Peters Interview The final few songs of the final show of The Alarm on the 2017 Van’s Warped Tour Lot’s of family commentary about the whole day Steve Fulton’s review of The Van’s Warped Tour and The Alarm’s performance. Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play

Season 1 Finale: We interview Mike Peters about Blood Red. (Note: We have changed our episode numbering scheme to be more in-line with podcast standards.  Sorry for any confusion) Host: Steve Fulton Guest: Mike Peters Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play  

Alarm Podcast host Steve Fulton recites a true story for Father’s Day about his dad, himself, and the meaning of The Alarm’s music in his short, non-fiction story “A Moment Near Aspen Grove” Excerpt: “The Alarm E.P. might be my favorite record ever recorded.   It was five slices of what made The Alarm great, and what made them stand-out among their contemporaries.  On that record, they sounded like no other band that came before or after.  The sound was at once punk and pop and folk played with carefully crafted, wild abandon.  It combined harmonicas, barnstorm stomping, electrified acoustic strumming, military style snare drumming, and hoops and hollers into a mix that defied description. If I had to find one, it might have been the Battle Of Little Big Horn, Custer’s Last Stand, if it was thrown into a blender and set to music.  To me, the sound was imperfect, organic and life affirming.  The minute I first heard it back in 1983, I knew I had found a missing part of my soul,  raggedly shoved into place,  and for the first time in my life, I felt like whole person.” Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play

This week Jeff and Steve Fulton discuss the legendary “lost” Alarm song, “Alarm Alarm”.  What will they find as they excavate 40 years of Alarm history, looking for what could be, the quintessential Alarm track?    Featuring a brand new interview with Mike Peters. Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play Cast Steve Fulton (Host) Jeff Fulton (Host) Mike Peters Crew Jeff Fulton: Audio wrangler Steve Fulton: Engineer, production

In this episode, hosts Jeff and Steve Fulton completely geek out while reviewing the new album from Mike Peters And The Alarm, Blood+Red. “I may be completely off base here, but I believe this whole record and everything about it was a direct, calculated move by Mike Peters to try to save his wife’s life.    From themes and words of the songs, to structure of the song themselves, from the instrumentation, to make-up of the band, I think Mike designed it all to make sure that Jules received the same kind of drive and push and electric thrill that he received when he first pushed out on stage to sing Unalarmed and Unplugged after he was told he had cancer the first time in 1995    I think Mike truly believes the music, the process of making, playing, and even listening to it, could heal Jules.  And at the same time, heal himself.   It’s the purest, most explicit form of love I can imagine”  Note: Audio Quality is not ideal  in  this episode, but we have identified the issue, and it will be fixed for the next podcast. Cast: Steve Fulton : Host Jeff Fulton: Host Crew Produced, Edited, and Engineered by Jeff Fulton and  Steve Fulton Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play          

UK Roving Reporters Steve and Amanda Varty take us into a fan’s eye view of the 2017 Manchester Alarm Show May 11th at the O2 Ritz.   Hear the Steve and Amanda’s expert opinions on The Alarm, and Marvel at the Amazing Story of Amanda Varty’s illness and recovery Notes: Never mind the Buzzsocks Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtlFkdJpAPQ Full Story of Amanda and Steve Varty : Dance Again : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSfRRUYoe7E Cast: Steve Fulton : Host Steve Varty: Roving UK Reporter Amanda Varty: roving UK Reporter Crew Produced, Edited, and Engineered by Steve Fulton Music Lie Of The Land (live) Rose Beyond The Wall (Mike Peters, Second Generation album, 1995) Into The 21st Century (demo version) (Mike Peters And The Poets Of Justices, Back Into The System single, 1994) Rise (Mike Peters, Rise album version, 1998) A New Chapter (Mike Peters And The Poets Of Justice, Back Into The System single, 1994) The Rock And Roll (The Alarm, In The Poppy Fields Bond #1, Close, 2003) Excerpts from Manchester 02 Ritz, May 11th, 2017 Time (Mike Peters And The Alarm, Blood Red album, 2017) It Just Don’t Get Any Better Than This (Mike Peters And The Poets Of Justice single version, 1994) Crew Produced, Edited, and Engineered by Steve Fulton Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play    

In this bonus podcast we revisit a few of the previous episodes.   We have a full version of the “Georgie” demo from Podcast #1,  some additional interviews from Podcast #2, and a version of “The Cross” played that the UCLA LA Gathering that did not make it into episode #2. Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play

Listen as roving UK reporters Gary Overington and Mike Peters himself take you on a unique journey backstage at the 2017 UK Tour Kickoff in Portsmouth.  Includes interviews with with the crew and band (including a very intimate  personal and interview with Jules Jones conducted by Gary) plus several live performances. Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play Features: Gary Overington Mark Warden Andi Badgeman Mike Peters Jules Jones James Stevenson Smiley Alarm super fan Pete Cole. Songs Lie Of The Land Brighter Tan The Sun (live) Howling Wind (live) Time (live) Love And Understanding (live) There Must Be A Way (live) Strength (live) Tomorrow (live) Kill To Get What You Want (live) Peace (live) 68 Guns (live) 45 RPM (live) Blaze Of Glory (live) Marching On (live) Two Rivers (live) Notes: Recording Engineers: Gary Overington, Mike Peters Edited and Mixed by Steve Fulton

In this JUMBO episode, Jeff and Alarm super fan Lily Elsayed discuss  the NYC Gathering, the WLIR documentary, The Man In The Camo Jacket, 13 Reasons Why, and for some reason, Mike Peters’s 1991 trouser selection.   Steve Fulton dials in from the road, and joins at the end. Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play Hosts: Steve Fulton Jeff Fulton Guest: -Lily Elsayed Songs Played Lie Of The Land Big Road Blue (Dave Sharp from his album Hard Travelin) Drive These Blues Away (Dave Sharp from his album Downtown America) 68 Guns (live)  (provided by Peters Simmons) A Taste of the gathering acoustic (provided by Steven J Messina) Sold Me Down The River (live with Tony Visconti) – (provided by Trudy Gonzalez) Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke (taken from Declaration album)  

Introduction, Interview, live song from the 2016 30th Anniversary Spirit of ’86 UCLA event.    Alarm podcast host Steve Fulton interviewed Mike Peters on-stage in a Q&A session.  This session was really the true genesis of the Never Let The Fire Die podcast. Jeff and I discussed creating a podcast on the way home after the event, and Mike agreed the next day. Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play

In this episode we visit the first USA Gathering at UCLA on April 22nd, 2017.   We discuss the  debut of the documentary “The Man In The Camo Jacket”, as well as our overall impressions of the first USA Gathering.  We also discuss some a few other interesting tidbits that Alarm fans should find interesting. Listen or watch  below or in iTunes or Google Play Hosts Steve Fulton Jeff Fulton Guest Host Ryan Fulton Interview Excerpts Mike Peters Richard Blade Songs Excerpts Played Lie Of The Land (The Alarm eponymous E.P.) (1983) Peace (live) from upcoming Blood Red/Viral Black albums (2018) Trafficking from In The Poppy Fields album (2004) Federal Motor Voter from In The Poppy Fields Album (2004) The Road from Raw album (1991) Down The Road from The Best Of The Alarm And Mike Peters (1998) Road To Mexico by Dave Sharp (unreleased version, original from Downtown America album) Coming Backwards from Man In The Camo Jacket soundtrack (2017)  

In this inaugural episode of “Never Let The Fires Die” The Official Podcast For The Alarm, we start at “the end”.  We discuss the last officially released song credited to “The Alarm.”  Then we delve back to try to understand the meaning of that song, the song credit “The Alarm”, and much much more. Listen or watch below or in iTunes or Google Play Show Notes: Hosts: Jeff Fulton Steve Fulton Interviews: Mike Peters Songs Played: Lie Of The Land (Intro) (available on Eponymous Alarm 2000 album) Let The River Run It’s Course (available on Raw album) Strength To Strength (acoustic demo) (available on alarm.chnage.demos (out of print) Georgie (demo) (not available) Strength To Strength (electric demo) (not available) Strength To Strength (2011, Sound And Fury version) (current unavailable) Change 1 (outro) (available on Change Alarm 2000 reissue) All music used by permission of 21 Century Records