pHinnWeb (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The heroes of the late 70s/early 80s futu-pop: Kraftwerk, Ultravox, John Foxx, The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, Gary Numan, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Soft Cell, Visage, Depeche Mode... and Neil Young ? Yes, so it seemed when Young released in 1982 Trans , a synth and vocoder-laden (Moog 16-Channel MBVO Vocoder, to be exact) album featuring futuristic paeans to electronic age in general. This happened...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
I’d been a big fan of Midge Ure-era Ultravox since the first time I saw “Vienna” on MTV early one Sunday morning in 1982, so when I spotted the new video for the first single from their latest album, Lament, a few years later, it was a bit of a shock. What the [...]
newsjiffy (Free subscription) | 03/16/2008
Guess what I'm asking for as a birthday present: Ashes To Ashes soundtrack * 1. Alex Drake [introduction/dialogue] * 2. Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie * 3. Fade To Grey - Visage * 4. Love Action (I Believe In Love) - Human League * 5. Girls On Film - Duran Duran * 6. Geno - Dexy's Midnight Runners * 7. Souvenir - Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark * 8. No More Heroes - Stranglers * 9. I Fought The Law...
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Midge Ure gave business leaders a taste of what to expect at his upcoming Devon concert when he played at a special event on Monday. The former Ultravox guitarist performed and spoke at Woodbury Park Hotel at a branch meeting of Footdown, a ...
Matrixsynth (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
YouTube via chrisf242. Follow-up to this post . Synths scattered throughout.
myentertainmentnews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Fans of BBC One's hit series Ashes To Ashes can immerse themselves in the authentic sounds of the 80's with a new soundtrack album which features the programme's title track by David Bowie.
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Rocker Midge Ure will play and speak at a special event held at a Devon hotel tonight and aimed at the brightest leaders in the region. The former Ultravox singer will appear at Woodbury Park before an invited audience of existing and prospective ...
Softpedia - Latest Mac software (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Oddity - emulation of the classic ARP Odyssey
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
The track list for the upcoming Ashes To Ashes soundtrack is announced.
Lobal Warming (Free subscription) | 03/02/2008
ETA: Hello, referents from Maria . I hear that Bing and Maria had a few moments much like MV an me. Anyway, welcome. Since I am chef, planner, and cleaner this morning, MV has assumed the role of musical conductor within the GM household. She seems to be hitting a similar mood (an amalgam of my iPod, her iPhone, and my random CDs, tapes, etc: Kiss my toes, give me something that I miss. So, without...
Her Bad Mother (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008
I didn't realize, when Nena's '99 Red Balloons' first hit the radio, that it was about a nuclear accident. I thought that it was just about balloons. I was pretty young. But it wasn't long before the subject was something that my friends and I discussed at length, titillated and alarmed (it's about bombs? BOMBS!), as we huddled around the tetherball pole in the schoolyard (OMG THAT COULD HAPPEN,
Let Them Eat Telletubies Records (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
You got to respect a band that opened up for such phenomenal acts like Ultravox, XTC and Fingerprintz(I must post something from this excellent band). And that they gigged with the Bureaucrats is nothing to be ashamed of either. But no matter what bands Canadas Red Squares played with, their one and only single stand [...]
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 02/25/2008
By Rob Waugh Play.com Yahoo Newsglobe There is a very good reason for the way the internet goes into a frenzy over the launch of each new competitor to the iTunes Music Store. Apple's download service, which controls 70 per cent of the digital music market, is simply not very good.
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 02/13/2008
New York indie king-pin Adam Green has announced a six date UK tour.
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Basshunter has held on yet again, to stay Number One in the UK singles chart tonight (February 10).
