First in the five part series of videos from Bloc is synth pop pioneer, Gary Numan. Gary invited Bloc to his studio to give them the lowdown on how Ultravox was a defining influence in the ever-innovating electronic mind behind classics ‘Cars’ and ‘Are Friends Electric’.

In the first of a series of five films featuring headliners playing at BLOC, Gary Numan sits down to chat Ultravox

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The Soft Moon recently released this new song, which features Luis Vasquez and company collaborating with John Foxx And The Maths, the new band from former Ultravox singer John Foxx. It’s an expansive-sounding synth pop song, brighter than we’re used to from The Soft Moon to be sure, but definitely worth checking out. Related Posts: [...]

*Ultravox* follow the hugely anticipated release of their forthcoming new album* Brilliant* with a *UK* tour. Starting in* Bristol*, this will be the first time the band have played live since their *Return To Eden* reformation shows of 2009. ---Quote--- “It’s always such an important part for...

Thankfully for the fate of at least this small corner of the world, Essex is home not only to the weirdly attired, vacant eyed, orange creatures of TOWIE, but also to three of the nation's oldest independent record stores: Adrian's of Wickford, Fives of Leigh-on-Sea and Slipped Discs of Billericay. With roughly a century's combined experience between them it's safe to say their owners have seen it all and must be doing something right. I was lucky enough this week to speak with Sandra and Carl, from Fives and Slipped Discs respectively, about surviving where so ...

What can you say about Ultravox? Electronic music legends. Whether you’re on Team Foxx or Team Ure there can be no doubt the contribution Ultravox, in whatever incarnation, have made to both Electronic music and Pop music, influencing a generation that would go on to lay the building blocks for all forms of Dance music [...]

Visage was founded in the late 70s by Steve Strange and Rusty Egan who were also the folk behind new wave club nights at Blitz nightclub in Great Queen Street, London. Initially, the band was composed of Strange, Egan and Midge Ure . Ure and Egan began working with Strange during their last days with the band The Rich Kids , with Strange himself being at a loose end after leaving the new wave band The Photons . The trio recorded a demo which included a cover of the Zager and Evans hit In the Year 2525 . The band's line-up was completed ...

Errors are set to return with new single 'Tusk' and a lengthy tour of the country. Rock shock! Errors go pop! Released last year, 'Have Some Faith In Magic' had all the ingredients to start a backlash. Vocals, melody lines - hell, even a chorus or two! - all added up to indicate that the Glasgow band had ventured beyond their infectious math rock of old. Yet 12 months later, Errors find themselves at the centre of widespread acclaim. Mission - accomplished. Returning with new single 'Tusk', the band are already preparing to launch a typically lengthy British tour. Set to be released ...

As previously announced, the classic line-up of seminal electro pioneers Ultravox – Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross and Warren Cann – are releasing their first album of new material in almost three decades on May 28th via EMI. Entitled ‘Brilliant’, which is also the lead single, it...

Første udgivelse i 18 år, ”Brilliant”, udkommer den 28. maj

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EMI are proud to announce the return of Ultravox with their first studio album in 28 years. Following on from the sold-out Return To Eden reformation shows in 2009, the classic Ultravox line-up has recorded a 12-track collection of brand new songs which will be released on May 28th ahead of a...

Helluva lot happening in life right now. Moving places, checking in at LA's hipstertown soon, namely Silver Lake, and next weekend takes me to the quite amazing hills of Mammoth, going to snowboard my buttocks off! So a "moving houses" mixtape, a mixtape for the slopes and the mix for a trip. Juicy mix indeed, a lot of rather good music out there at the moment, hope I managed to condense the cream of the crop in here. For instance the new Daniel Rossen EP is gaining genuine affection on my behalf, nothing really fresh-new-under-the-sun kind of thing, simply ...

John McGeoch was my favourite post-punk, new wave guitarist. He played with five really great bands - Magazine, Visage, Siouxsie  & The Banshees, Armoury Show and PiL (and yes, I regard Visage as a great band as I will shortly demonstrate on this very blog!!) Born in 1955 in Greenock, a shipbuilding town on the banks of the Clyde some 20-odd miles west of Glasgow, he moved to Manchester as an art student in 1975 and soon found himself sharing a flat with Malcolm Garrett whose superb designs would find prominence with Buzzcocks and later in many others. Through this connection he got to know Howard Devoto and he became a founding member of Magazine. He died suddenly in March 2004.  His obituary in The Guardian, penned by Dave Simpson, recalled a tremendous talent:- John McGeoch, one of the most innovative rock guitarists of the past 30 years, has died in his sleep aged 48. The Scotsman - once described by the Smiths' drummer Mike Joyce as "one of the true good guys" - unleashed his unmistakable, dextrous guitar sounds within some of the most revered bands of the post-punk era. He was in Howard Devoto's massively influential Magazine; he spent an enormously productive three years in Siouxsie and the Banshees before going on to join ex-Sex Pistol John Lydon in PIL. While McGeoch's back catalogue is matched by few British guitarists of his generation, his influence continues to reverberate. A host of young bands - from The Strokes to The Rapture - owes something to the myriad of sounds McGeoch pioneered. Equally, he has been credited as an inspiration by U2 and most of the world's biggest rock bands ...