Tag Archives: Ultravox

Lighting the Bright Magic lantern – back in touch with Public Service Broadcasting’s J.Willgoose, Esq.

Posted on September 23, 2021 by writewyattuk

On the eve of the release of the fourth Public Service Broadcasting studio album, a celebration of the cultural and political metropolis that is Berlin, and with the London-based outfit set to return to live action, it was time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Achtung Baby, Andreya Casablanca, Beatles, Berlin, Blixa Bargeld, Brian Eno, Bright Magic, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, EERA, Einstürzende Neubauten, Every Valley, Germany, Gurr, Hansa Tonstudio, Harmonia, Heroes, Inform Educate Entertain, J Willgoose Esq, JF Abraham, Kluster, Kraftwerk, krautrock, Low, Mr B, Neu!, Nina Hoss, Public Service Broadcasting, Statin to Station, The Race for Space, U2, Ultravox, Walter Ruttmann, Wrigglesworth | 1 Comment

A mighty long way from home – remembering Stoned Rose with Pete Hughes

Posted on May 3, 2021 by writewyattuk

“It’s a mighty long way down the dusty trail …” So wrote Ian Hunter back in 1973 in ‘All the Way From Memphis’, the band’s second top-10 single, Mott the Hoople by then firmly established, barely a year after they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australia, Bob Dylan, Canned Heat, Cavern, Cherry Red, Chris Allen, Chris Cross, David Bowie, Don Powell, Eric Haydock, Grapefruit, I'm a Freak Baby, John Foxx, Judas Priest, lancashire, Mick Carroll, Mott the Hoople, One Step Beyond, Pete Barton, Pete hughes, Preston, Ritzi, Rock Artist Management, Status Quo, Stoned Rose, The Hollies, The Kinks, The New Mindbenders, The Shadows, The Stone Roses, Tiger lily, Too Much Fandango, Tottenham, Ultravox, Wayne Fontana | 2 Comments

Time to Breathe Again, in the company of Midge Ure

Posted on October 10, 2015 by writewyattuk

If you were to condense the history of popular music from the mid-’70s to the turn of the ’90s into a few pages, Midge Ure would still get a pretty impressive showing. Not just in the footnotes either, despite being … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Band Aid, Bob Geldof, Breathe, glasgow, If i Was, India Electric Co., Malcolm McLaren, Midge Ure, Phil Lynott, Rich Kids, Slik, Steve Strange, Thin Lizzy, Ultravox, Visage | 5 Comments

Phil Cool, John Foxx and the Swing Park Incident

Posted on September 19, 2014 by writewyattuk

To coincide with my recent John Foxx and Phil Cool interviews on this blog, here’s the part of the jigsaw that links those features – the true story of that broken nose incident, or at least Phil Cool’s version of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged chorley, John Foxx, lancashire, Phil Cool, Ultravox | 2 Comments

From Ultravox and Underpass to overground success – the John Foxx interview

Posted on August 1, 2014 by writewyattuk

John Foxx has become something of a cult hero in discerning circles over the last four decades, making a big noise in the art and music world. He has strong associations with the new wave of electronic music that saw us … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged chorley, Edge Hill University, Institute of Contemporary Arts, John Foxx, lancashire, Metamatic, Phil Cool, Preston, Royal College of Art, Shoreditch, Ultravox, Underpass, Virgin | 8 Comments

Tag Archives: Ultravox

Lighting the Bright Magic lantern – back in touch with Public Service Broadcasting’s J.Willgoose, Esq.

A mighty long way from home – remembering Stoned Rose with Pete Hughes

Time to Breathe Again, in the company of Midge Ure

Phil Cool, John Foxx and the Swing Park Incident

From Ultravox and Underpass to overground success – the John Foxx interview

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