“I was reticent about how people might take this,” says Midge Ure. On his way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the midwest leg of his Band in a Box tour, Ure has been revisiting the music of his former ...

"It’s quite amazing to us that this collection of songs still stands up today, some forty years later," Midge Ure tells American Songwriter.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. He laughs heartily. “Suffice to say I was on the plane home the next day! It was fine, though; I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. By 1979, the Scottish musician James “Midge” Ure had played in the bands ...

The post Chris Cross, Ultravox Bassist, Dead at 71 appeared first on Consequence. Chris Cross, best known as the bassist in the English new wave band Ultravox, has died at 71 years old. According to ...

Midge Ure has been playing music professionally for more than 50 years, so hitting the studio or going on the road for a North American tour at age 70 is as natural as “blinking or breathing.” “At the ...

ULTRAVOX star Chris Cross has died aged 71 – with his devastated bandmates sharing emotional tributes. The legendary 80’s musician, whose real name is Chris Allen, died on March 25 but the tragic news ...

Ultravox bassist Chris Cross, who co-wrote the U.K. new wave group’s 1981 smash “Vienna,” has died. He was 71. The English bassist, born Christopher Allen, was a founding member of Tiger Lily, the ...

Ultravox! helped create new wave before the first wave of British punk had even landed. Despite recording a debut album before one British punk single had been released, the London-based group was ...

Back in the 1980s and early ’90s, Midge Ure and Paul Young were a regular presence on the U.K. singles charts, with each racking up several top 20 hits. Ure led the sleek new wave band Ultravox, while ...

Items from Ultravox's Live Aid performance nearly 40 years ago are to be sold at auction. The bass guitar played by Chris Cross at the 1985 Wembley concert, held to raise money for famine relief in ...