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1. Stevie's still got soul
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 3 September 2008IF MADONNA or Michael Jackson have any concerns about slowing down now they’ve reached the grand old age of 50, they need only take a leaf out of Stevie Wonder’s book.
2. MUSIC: The Animals featuring Spencer Davis, Lowry, Sun 7 Sep
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 3 September 2008WE'VE seen the pop charts recently invaded by Wombats, Pigeon Detectives and even Monkeys of an Arctic persuasion.
3. FESTIVAL: New Islington Festival, Ancoats, Sat 6 Sep
Wilmslow Express, Tuesday 2 September 2008WITH most music festivals, there’s a strong emphasis on an old-fashioned, back-to-nature approach – think big, grassy fields and a hippyish return to the great outdoors.
4. MUSIC: Gomez, Academy 3, Thurs 4 Sep
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 27 August 2008BACK when they first emerged in 1998, Gomez seemed less like a band, and more like a puzzling case for Mulder and Scully – like a freaky musical occurrence that simply couldn’t be explained.
5. MUSIC: Camille, Lowry, Sunday 31 Aug
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 27 August 2008IRISH/FRENCH performer Camille seems to be spoken about more for her eccentricities than her actual music.
6. MUSIC: Puressence, Retro Bar, Saturday 9 Aug
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 6 August 2008MENTION the name Puressence and terms such as ‘underdogs’ or ‘survivors’ often aren’t far behind.
7. FESTIVAL: A Day at the Races, Moho Live, Tib Street, and Night and Day, Oldham Street, Saturday 2 Aug
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 30 July 2008IF YOU'RE a festival organiser, it must be tempting to think ‘big’ equals better – big venues, big headline acts and big megabucks sponsorship deals.
8. MUSIC: Billy Idol, Apollo, Wed 30 Jul
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 23 July 2008PUNK music may have started off as a serious matter – all righteous rebellion and kicking against the establishment – but by the time Billy Idol arrived on the scene, it was obvious that punk music had discovered its comic side.
9. CLUBBING: Moby, Sankeys Soap, Thurs 24 Jul
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 16 July 2008BY HIS own admission, Moby didn’t exactly fit the typical pop star mould.
10. MUSIC: Jay-Z, MEN Arena, Sat 19 Jul
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 16 July 2008YOU can only hope Jay-Z doesn’t bear any grudges against the city of Manchester. After all, the hip-hop giant has been involved in 2008’s biggest musical war of words – with Burnage boy Noel Gallagher.