Do They Know It's Christmas? Archives

WHAM! – Last Christmas (40th Anniversary EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 13, 2024

One of the most successful Pop acts of the ‘80s, WHAM!’s 1984 album Make It Big certainly lived up to the title’s implications. Their second full-length album, Make It Big, hit number one in both the US and the UK while including four singles massive singles (“Wake ... Read More

Do They Know It's Christmas? 2024 Ultimate Mix

Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (40th Anniversary EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 5, 2024

There is something inherently special when popular musical figures can be unique for one cause that goes beyond publicity, monetary gain, or recognition. This is exactly what happened in late November of 1984 with Ultravox’s Midge Ure and acclaimed Singer-Songwriter Bob Geldof assembled Band Aid; ... Read More

Midge Ure – Live at The Royal Albert Hall 04.10.23 (Live Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 5, 2024

There are few artists as fascinating and accomplished as Midge Ure. Playing music professionally for the better part of five decades, many of those years Ure has been a part of bands. From the Glam Rock act Silk and the Punk Rock leaning PVC2, to ... Read More

Midge Ure – Orchestrated (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaDecember 11, 2017

If this was done at least a decade ago, then the idea of orchestrating Synthpop or New Wave songs might have still been unheard of or might have sounded impossible in the get-go. However, the concept of giving these kinds of songs a Classical treatment, ... Read More

Interview – Midge Ure

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 17, 2016

Music can be salvation for some, a reason for being, a viable outlet of self-expression unlike any other. For Scottish Musician Midge Ure, music has always been a key part of who he is, bouncing around bands in his early years, looking for the right ... Read More

Midge Ure Kicks Off Tour In Amityville, NY 9-30-16

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 6, 2016

Scottish Singer-Songwriter Midge Ure is not necessarily a household name in the United States, but it should be. With a list of credits ranging from working with bands such as Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids, and Visage, perhaps Ure’s most crown achievement was his time as ... Read More

Do They Know It’s Christmas?

WHAM! – Last Christmas (40th Anniversary EP Review)

Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (40th Anniversary EP Review)

Midge Ure – Live at The Royal Albert Hall 04.10.23 (Live Album Review)

Midge Ure – Orchestrated (Album Review)

Interview – Midge Ure

Midge Ure Kicks Off Tour In Amityville, NY 9-30-16

WHAM! – Last Christmas (40th Anniversary EP Review)

Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (40th Anniversary EP Review)

Midge Ure – Live at The Royal Albert Hall 04.10.23 (Live Album Review)

Midge Ure – Orchestrated (Album Review)

Interview – Midge Ure

Midge Ure Kicks Off Tour In Amityville, NY 9-30-16

This Week In Horror Movie History – Stigmata (1999)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Flash Gordon (1980)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Visiting Hours (1982)

Developing Artist Showcase – Absolight

Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

Developing Artist Showcase – Vermilia

Interview – Vincent Pastore

Interview – George Nolfi

Interview – Maddie Hasson

Stir of Echoes (4K Ultra HD Steelbook Review)

Skid Row – Live in London (Live Album Review)

Caddo Lake (Movie Review)