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11. MUSIC: The Courteeners, The Apollo, Thursday & Friday, Oct 9/10
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 8 October 2008IF YOU'RE a new band seeking publicity, it always helps to have a few famous friends on your side – just ask The Courteeners.
12. Old skool, new look
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008BACK in the late Eighties, the original warehouse parties used to be illicit, often clandestine affairs – secretly arranged happenings in abandoned warehouses where masses of young people would gather and bask in a new clubbing revolution of Acid House culture.
13. MUSIC: Brett Anderson, Royal Northern College of Music, 26 Sep
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008SINGER Brett Anderson is clearly a firm believer in acting your age.
14. The cream of Manchester
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008MANCHESTER, as we all know, is the capital of rock‘n’roll live music, and nowhere is that more apparent than at the In the City convention.
15. Music minus the gimmicks
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 10 September 2008WHETHER it be Dolly Parton or even Johnny Cash, it’s not uncommon for country musicians to develop an exaggerated persona, a sort of cartoonish version of themselves.
16. MUSIC: Nickelback, MEN Arena, Monday 16 Sep
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 10 September 2008WHEN it comes to rock bands, it’s very rare to hear a voice of cheery satisfaction.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.