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 ...
"It’s quite amazing to us that this collection of songs still stands up today, some forty years later," Midge Ure tells ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The musician - real name Chris Allen - died on March 25 but the sad news was only announced late last night. His cause of death has not been revealed. Ultravox frontman Midge Ure paid tribute to his ...
Ultravox star Chris Cross has died, his former bandmate Midge Ure has confirmed in a tearful tribute to the musician, whose real name was Chris Allen. Ultravox star Chris Cross has sadly died, and his ...
Scottish rock musician Midge Ure thought his first solo acoustic tour of the United States six years ago would also be his last. “At the time, it was to make a point,” says Ure, the former Ultravox ...
Items from Ultravox’s Live Aid performance nearly 40 years ago are to go under the hammer. Bass player Chris Cross’s guitar from the Wembley concert, his Live Aid security pass, ticket stub and ...