Popdose — Midge Ure has engendered quite a bit of goodwill over the years, thanks to a long musical career spanning myriad genres. In the ‘70s and ‘80s alone, the Scotland native did time in amiable rockers Slik, Irish hard rock legends Thin Lizzy, post-Se... more info

Topix — Some of us are old enough to remember when Midge Ure was a member of The Rich Kids with former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock. more info

Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, LondonReformed bands almost always find it nigh-on impossible to recapture the musical glories they routinely summoned up in their pomp. Ultravox may be a unique instance, in that "pomp" describes not just their career high-water ... more info

The Independent — "Just looking for contact," sang Midge Ure at the climax of Ultravox's Hammersmith Apollo's concert. But the 80s pop star was surely not expecting a woman to rush on to the stage and assault him with a custard pie. more info

Guardian Music — The Ultravox singer and musician talks about his familyThis is going to sound like a sob story but I was born in a one-bedroom tenement flat on the outskirts of Glasgow. It was pretty slummy and I was there for the first 10 years of my life. My broth... more info

Guardian Music — Scala, LondonJohn Maus is a singular musical creature. The 32-year-old postgraduate political philosophy student was previously the keyboardist in Animal Collective, Panda Bear and LA electro-maverick Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti before stepping sta... more info

Guardian Music — After more than four years, Behind the Music is ending – but there will be no let up in the effort to get a fair deal for artistsAfter four and a half years and more than 200 columns Behind the Music is coming to an end. It's been an interesting jo... more info

Core News — “Mark Jones returns to the 6 Mix with the latest edition of his occasional series exploring synthesised music past and present. In this programme, Mark speaks to Ultravox front man Midge Ure about his ‘synthfluences’ following the release of th... more info

Guardian Music — We've processed your snaps. We hope you enjoy the resultsLast week I asked you to suggest your favourite songs about photographs, which sent you burrowing through dusty drawers for a tide of yellowing, forgotten snapshots. Because records, like photo... more info

ContactMusic — Pete Townshend and Boy George topped an impressive bill at the Princes Trust Rock Gala at the Royal Albert Hall in London last night 23 11 11 The pair were joined by veterans including Chris de Burgh Nik Kershaw and Midge Ure and stars such as J... more info