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"You were the glue that held the band together": Ultravox bass player and Vienna co-writer Chris Cross dies aged 71

Chris played bass and co-wrote many hits in various lineups of the band stretching back 50 years

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Ultravox bassist Chris Cross has died, aged 71

Ultrabox bandmate Mide Ure hails Cross as "the glue that held the band together"

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British Musician Steve Harley Dies At 73

Renowned musician Steve Harley, known for Cockney Rebel, passes away at 73 after battling cancer. His iconic hit 'Make Me Smile' and collaborations with An...

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“Technology’s moved on far too much to sell people things like this anymore”: Back in 1984, Ultravox’s Midge Ure dismissed the Minimoog as an “antique” and was embracing a digital synth future with the PPG Wave

“It’s actually an antique synthesizer now, 15 years old,” Ure says of his “very basic” Model D

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"Status Quo locked Spandau Ballet in the toilets": The story behind the recording of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas?

"I had to record all these vocals and mix the record that night. It was a 24-hour gig": the recording engineer behind the first great charity record reveals all

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Premier League’s greed may consume it as Manchester City’s date with destiny looms

Ominous news that those epic financial charges will be judged, eventually, feels like an existential threat for league and club

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What was Live Aid? West End musical to pay tribute to benefit concert

One of the most famous concerts of all time is set to have its tale told on stage, but what was it all about?

Evening Standard

Midge Ure’s former home up for sale: Chiswick house where Band Aid recorded 1984 charity hit listed for £3.5 million

The Ultravox singer came up with the melody for Do They Know It’s Christmas? in the kitchen of the Grosvenor Road address

Evening Standard

“Look at Kate Bush or Queen: sometimes when you don’t do the norm, that’s what changes the world a little bit” - How Midge Ure finally embraced his prog tendencies

Ultravox’s Vienna and Band Aid might have made his name but Yes, Uriah Heep and ELP figured in his musical education - even if no one noticed

Louder

How Midge Ure ended up playing guitar in Thin Lizzy

Remembering the time when Phil Lynott wanted hard rock legends Thin Lizzy to start using synths and drum machines

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Scottish eighties hit maker sells off song rights for 'undisclosed sum'

THE artist, who in his Ultravox days had one of the UK’s most famous number-two singles with Vienna, has sold income rights ...

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Midge Ure blasts 'utterly repugnant' Tories as Home Secretary hails migration policy in Rwanda

Suella Braverman was seen doubling down on UK Government policy to send vulnerable asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Daily Record

Midge Ure reveals he initially refused to allow Ladbaby to use his Band Aid song

Scottish music great tells how he had to be reminded that raising funds was aim of Do They Know It's Christmas? as he mulled over letting YouTuber rework his hit song.

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LadBaby: YouTube duo attempt fifth Christmas UK No 1 for Trussell Trust

Featuring financial guru Martin Lewis, the duo have covered Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? with rewritten lyrics

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Martin Lewis and LadBaby rework Band Aid song for Christmas number one attempt

The track, titled Food Aid, will be released this week, with half the money raised going to a food bank charity and the other half to the Band Aid Trust

Daily Mirror

LadBaby collaborate with Martin Lewis to recreate Band Aid song for Christmas track

LadBaby and Martin Lewis have come together to recreate Band Aid's popular Christmas track Do They Know It's Christmas to raise funds for a good cause

Wales Online

LadBaby join forces with Martin Lewis for version of Band Aid classic in bid for 5th Christmas number 1

Food Aid will be released on December 16 with money going to the Trussell and Band Aid trusts

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Martin Lewis teams up with LadBaby for charitable Christmas number one

Martin Lewis and Ladbaby are aiming to raise as much money as possible to help tackle hunger and poverty

Nottingham Post

LadBaby team up with Martin Lewis to remake Band Aid classic in bid for 5th Christmas number 1

The track titled Food Aid will be released on December 16 with money going to the Trussell and Band Aid trusts

Glasgow Live

12 homegrown Glasgow stars that made it to the Top of the Pops

We may have narrowly missed out on hosting the next Eurovision, but, let's be clear, Liverpool, Glasgow's status as one of the UK's top cities for music has never been in doubt.

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Visage outside Blitz nightclub … Sheila Rock’s best photograph

‘Blitz was where all the New Romantics hung out. If you didn’t look good, you didn’t get in. Steve Strange is at the front of the shot – with big hair’

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Midge Ure hits back as fan suggests he 'stick to music rather than making political comments'

The Ultravox talent has been vocal with his criticism of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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