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Mike Peters
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Andy Labrow

In Today's "Alarm"ing News...

Mike Peters And The Alarm To Celebrate Acclaimed New Album EQUALS by kick starting Fall North American Tour with acoustic performance at Kulak’s Woodshed.

Watch “Beautiful” from EQUALS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgXrHpduUjQ

Watch “Two Rivers” from EQUALS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbkdvOgmC-E

• Fall 2018 N. American Tour Confirmed; See Dates Below

• The Alarm to participate in the Love Hope Strength Foundation - Rock The Canyons, a unique fundraiser where supporters will trek with the band to a concert in the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas finale, Oct 14-21, 2018

• Third annual celebration of The Alarm "New York Gathering" confirmed for April 12 & 13, 2019

The Alarm, will ignite their 19-date North American tour promoting Equals (the critically lauded new album which has simultaneously put the band back on the charts on both sides of the Atlantic), by performing an acoustic set at Kulak’s Woodshed in Los Angeles on October 24^th before appearing at the legendary Roxy Theater on Sunset Boulevard, the very next night on October 25^th.  It’s been 31 years since The Alarm have performed at The Roxy, so this is sure to be a special night and exciting way to kick off the North American tour.

Click here for more on Kulak’s Woodshed

Prior to the tour, Mike Peters and The Alarm are also taking part in the Love Hope Strength Foundation fund-raising trek Rock The Canyons from Oct. 14-20, 2018 which will take the band, cancer survivors, supporters and musicians (including Robin Wilson of Gin Blossoms and Billy Duffy of The Cult), into the depths of The Grand Canyon to perform a unique concert followed by a Golf Day and finale event at the ARCIS Desert Pines Golf Club in Las Vegas on Oct. 20. One of the best natural wonders of the world on one of the best charity events imaginable!

Click here for more on Rock the Canyons

The Alarm recently performed atop the LIVE Nation building in New York attracting over 100,000 Facebook Live viewers while announcing dates for the tour and their third annual New York Gathering which will take place April 12-13, 2019 at both the Gramercy Theatre and Irving Plaza.

Both events will feature two very special and unique Alarm concert experiences.

On Friday April 12, at the Gramercy Theatre, The Alarm will perform in full, the exact same set list as presented during their historic 'Spirit Of '86 Concert' that was broadcast globally by MTV on April 12, 1986. This anniversary concert will also coincide with the re-release date for The Alarm's STRENGTH album which is being re-mastered and made available in record stores around the world also on April 12, 2019. The title song 'Strength' gave it's name to the Love Hope Strength charity co-founded by three time cancer survivor, Mike Peters in 2007 that has since registered over 150,000 people to the International Bone Marrow Registry and potentially saved over 3,500 lives in the process.

On Saturday April 13, The Alarm will perform a second full electric set at the prestigious Irving Plaza in New York, where fans can expect to hear all the very best Alarm music that has resonated with North American audiences since the release of The Stand back in 1983 and endured to the present day, through the release of new album Equals.

Click here for more on The Gathering NYC 2019 - http://thealarm.com/the-alarm-announce-new-york-gathering-12th-13th-april-2019/

The Alarm on tour:

10/24 – Kulak’s Woodshed (acoustic performance with Mike)

10/25 – The Roxy – Los Angeles, CA

10/26 – Jub Jub's Thirst Parlor – Reno, NV

10/27 – Slim's – San Francisco, CA

10/29 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA

10/30 – Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, CAN

10/31 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre

11/2 – Commonwealth Room – Salt Lake City, UT

11/3 – Streets Of London – Denver, CO
11/4 – Oriental Theatre – Denver, CO

11/6 – Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO
11/7 – Record Bar – Kansas City, MO

11/8 – Ludlow Garage – Cincinnati, OH

11/9 – The Athenaeum Theatre – Columbus, OH

11/10 – The Music Box – Cleveland, OH
11/11 – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill – Pittsburgh, PA

11/12 – TBD

11/13 – Sellersville Theatre – Sellersville, PA

11/14 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA

11/15 – The Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON

The Alarm online:

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Monday Motivation

Vote On November 6th!
Taylor Swift

In light of recent developments in our country today's Monday Motivation comes in the form of voting on November 6th. With one Taylor Swift finally voicing her POV on the matter. Why do I single her out for chiming in? Because of her adoring fan base, millions of young women, who look to Taylor as a role model. "Yes" her voice is gonna make a difference. You go Swift! 

I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.

I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives. Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway.

So many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. But first you need to register, which is quick and easy to do. October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN. Go to vote.org and you can find all the info. Happy Voting! 🗳😃🌈

Taylor on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/taylorswift/?hl=en 

Sunday Schwing!

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She Is Busy!

She's "Busy" - But How About That Angry Inch?!
Busy Philipps

With Halloween quickly approaching I thought it was time to get Busy - as in Busy Philipps that is...

Being that Busy has been living up to her name of late promoting and shooting her new talk show for E! Busy Tonight, which premieres October 28th at 10 PM - I thought it fitting she be my first Celebrity in a costume that I love celebrating the spookiest time of the year.

Thus kicking off the first of many famous peeps I present Busy Philipps as Hedwig from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Busy really nails the look and feel of the rock singer with a little extra something, something.

Well now it's time for me to get "Busy" and move on to other things minions.

Only 25 more days until Halloween!

Busy on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/busyphilipps/?hl=en

Seeing Red

Fashion "Red"y
Lady Gaga

Look out on the street, it's a bird, it's a plane...no it's Lady Gaga in a red dress strutting her stuff in NYC!

It's been hard out there for a pimp to escape the web of Lady Gaga with A Star Is Born opening today. "Yes" I'm going to see it, but I will be there tomorrow at my favorite local theater The Vista in Silverlake, CA.

"No" I will not divulge what time I will be there, it's a secret, I have plenty of stalkers already Thank You very much.

Time to get back on topic, or is it???

Honestly with Gaga's opus scoring a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes how can you go wrong with this timeless tale hitting theaters here, there and everywhere, I ask you? I know none of you will answer, but you can't say I didn't try!

On that note, see you at the movies this weekend bitches!

Go Gaga on IG at -
https://www.instagram.com/ladygaga/   

Michael's Musings

Sometimes We All Go A Little Mad...
Michael Shinafelt

OMG! WTF?! Oh, you anagrams stop it! "Yes" it's October and time for my favorite time/month/My Sister/My Daughter of the year Halloween - being it is the 4th of the hallowed month I may be a tad late on the draw. So what I'm still a rock star!

Who else can't wait until October 19th for the new Halloween film, like me? Break out that Michael Myers party mask bitches! 

Repeat after moi, I am a manifestation of wild energy 

As a Witch I command you...

Weird byline of the day - "Meghan Markle Gets Hugged So Hard She Nearly Falls" 

And then there's Analingus

I almost peed myself

For those of you clamoring for The Hills reboot Mischa Barton has now joined the cast

On Thursday's we wear Fuchsia 

Let's have a Molotov Cocktail party

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper, Bradley Cooper, Bradley Cooper 

Tis a pity

Clip!

Something wicked this way comes..."yes" really

Be a dandelion 

Feed me @ -
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt

Hump Day & Chill

Your Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile
Alexander L.M.

OK, let's go for it, yet again. This is a sexy guy who is not your typical "Hunk" - yet truly has that something, something....

Ladies & Gentlemen I present to you Alexander L.M. Perhaps it is his killer smile that lures me in? Or maybe it's because he's bringing sexy back to all of us guys who are older and wiser. Then there is always the fact that he is just perfectly who he is in every way.

Whatever appeals to my nether regions he is sex on a stick, like me. Oh, and he isn't afraid to "go there" and express himself...naked, full frontal, all the way baby! And "yes" Alexander is going to poke your eye out if you get my drift (and I think you do.)

So today I present to you via Tye Briggs Favorite Hunks & Other Things an Alexander with a view at the NSFW link below. No need to thank me you can just...fluff up your pillow and dream that you are Hump Day & Chill with him - I know I will. 

Here's the link, click on it and click on it now!!!

https://favoritehunks.blogspot.com/2018/10/alexander-lm-artistic-expression-on-side.html