MIDGE URE is a man with many faces. As a songwriter, singer and guitarist the versatile Scotsman looks upon an impressive vita that equally includes the 1985 no.1 solo-career hit „If I was“ as well as various milestones like Visage („Fade to grey“), Guitar work for Thin Lizzy and the legendary charity-project „Band Aid“ in 1984.

Prior to the mid-80s MIDGE URE earned himself immortality as frontman of the iconic band Ultravox, who still enjoy worldwide recognition for unforgotten tunes like „Vienna“, „Dancing With Tears In My Eyes“, „Hymn“ and many more that became synonymous for the period when New Wave and Electropop shaped the music culture and feeling of an entire generation.

Currently MIDGE URE continues to pursue his way as a solo artist. Together with his live band „the voice of Ultravox“ appears with an amazing selection of songs that represent his finest solo-achievements along with timeless classics of an eventful career.

MIDGE URE will perform on the 10th edition of Amphi Festival on Saturday 26th of July and with many others!

For the full Amphi Festival 2014 line-up click here!

www.amphi-festival.de

Things are really going fast these days, not? So here is A-Film with their upcoming releases from June 2014. Here is what they have to offer.

GOOD OL’FREDA (on DVD only- 3rd June 2014)
Director: Ryan White
Cast: Freda Kelly, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis:
A documentary in which Freda Kelly looks back at her career as lifelong secretary for The Beatles.

Language : Engels
Subtitles: Dutch
Minutes: 87

Click here to see the trailer.

MEA CULPA (on DVD only- 10th June 2014)
Director: Fred Cavayé
Cast.: Nadine Labaki, Gilles Lellouche, Velibor Topic
Genre: Thriller
Language: French
Subtitles: Dutch
Minutes: 90

Click here to see the trailer.

GODDESS (on DVD only- 17th June 2014)
Director: Mark Lamprell
Cast.: Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating, Magda Szubanski
Genre: Musical/Comedy
Synopsis:
Elspeth Dickens dreams of finding her "voice" despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her twin toddlers. A web-cam becomes her pathway to fame and fortune, but at a price.

Language: English
Subtitles: Dutch
Minutes: 84

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TOSCAANSE BRUILOFT (on DVD and Blu-ray- 3rd June 2014)
Director: Johan Nijenhuis
Cast.: Jan Kooijman, Sophie van Oers, Lieke van Lexmond, Diederik Ebbinge, Simone Kleinsma, Ernst Daniël Smid, Dirk Zeelenberg, Martine Sandifort, Ruud Feltkamp, Matteo van der Grijn, Carolien Spoor, Medi Broekman, Joy Wielkens
Genre: Rom/com
Synopsis:
A bunch of people get married in Tuscany.
Language: Dutch
Subtitles: Dutch, English
Minutes: 108

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Paradiso Home Entertainlment proudly announces the release of the highly acclaimed masterpiece by Stephen Frears on both DVD and Blu-ray. The release will be in the shops from 3^rd July 2014 on.

CAST:Steve Coogan (The Look Of Love, Despicable me 2), Judi Dench (J. Edgar, Skyfall, My Week With Marilyn), Sophie Kennedy Clark (Dark Shadows, Nymphomaniac), Mare Winningham (Grey’s Anatomy, 24, Cold Case)

DIRECTOR: Stephen Frears

SYNOPSIS:
A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

GENRE: Drama
SOUND DVD: English DD 5.1/DTS 5.1, French DD 5.1
SOUND BRD: English DTS MA 5.1, French DTS MA 5.1
SUBTITLES: Dutch, French

Pharmakon is set to hit the road this week for a small west coast tour before heading to Europe for the remainder of the month. She will also be playing at Pitchfork's Northside Showcase and the Sacred Bones / Ad Hoc Northside showcase in June. In July she will be making her way to Iceland for the first time to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival and lastly in September she will be embarking on a five week European tour with SWANS.

See the dates and stream her recent Nancy Sinatra cover below!

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH SWANS

Sept 25, 2014: Brussels, BE - AB club

Sept 26, 2014: Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso Music Hall

Sept 28, 2014: Paris, FR - LA MAROQUINERIE

Sept 30, 2014: La Rochelle, FR - La Sirene

Oct 1, 2014: Barcelona, ES - Sala Apolo

Oct 2, 2014: Madrid, ES - Shoko

Oct 3, 2014: Durango, ES - PLATERUENA

Oct 4, 2014: Porto, Portugal - AmpliFest

Oct, 7, 2014: Fribourg, CH - FRI-Son

Oct 8, 2014: St. Gallen, CH - Grabenhalle

Oct 9, 2014: Torino, IT - Hiroshima Club

Oct 10, 2014: Bologna, IT - Estragon Club

Oct 11, 2014: Roma, IT - Circolo Degli Artisti

Oct 12, 2014: Milan, IT - Alcatraz Milano

Oct 14, 2014: Zagreb, HR - Pogon Jedinstvo

Oct 15, 2014: Budapest, HU - A38 Ship

Oct 16, 2014: Ljubljana, SL - Kino Kiska Centre for Urban Culture

Oct 17, 2014: Vienna, AT - Arena Big Hall

Oct 18, 2014: Krakow, PL - Unsound Festival

Oct 20, 2014: Prague, CZ - Lucenra Music Bar 

Oct 23, 2014: Leipzig, DE - Schauspiel Leipzig

Oct 24, 2014: Cologne, DE - Gebaeude 9

Oct 25, 2014: Hannover, DE - MusikZentrum

Oct, 27, 2014: Hamburg, DE - Kampnagel

Oct 29, 2014: Dresden, DE - Beatpol

Oct 30, 2014: Frankfurt, DE - Mousonturm

Oct 31, 2014: Karlsruhe, DE - Jubez

Nov 1, 2014: Munich, DE - Feierwerk

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Perhaps the most misunderstood band to record for Factory Records, The Royal Family and the Poor remain for many an (oc)cult enigma, releasing only four albums in two decades, and rarely performing live after 1984.

A lost classic, highly recommended for fans of Joy Division, New Order, Section 25, Durutti Column, Death In June.

* First vinyl reissue for the 30th year anniversary

* Collectible limited edition of 500 copies

* First 100 COPIES comes with facsimile booklet * Mannequin Records exclusive only *