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1. 1. Bay City Rollers want to invest in reunion

   CityLife, Wednesday 16 February 2011 The hits, the hysteria, the tartan trousers, the ‘missing millions’... the Bay City Rollers’ story began almost 40 years ago - and they are still hoping for a happy ending.

2. 2. Interview: Punt and Dennis

   CityLife, Tuesday 11 January 2011 Punt and Dennis hit the comedy circuit for the first time in over three years, Paul Taylor writes ...

3. 3. Interview: John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)

   CityLife, Wednesday 18 August 2010 Manchester band I Am Kloot are in the running for the highly prestigious Barclaycard Mercury Prize. Can they ‘do an Elbow’ and win? Paul Taylor reports.

4. 4. MEN Theatre Awards 2009: A Rockin' good day out

   CityLife, Wednesday 09 December 2009 THE Royal Exchange’s Punk Rock stole the show at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards, netting four major prizes. The unsettling drama about a student who goes on the rampage at a fictional fee-paying school in Stockport was declared best production and best new play.

5. 5. Tito's concerts in memory of Michael

   CityLife, Thursday 17 September 2009 MICHAEL Jackson died before he could make his spectacular UK stage comeback. But the Jackson 5 songbook will still be dusted off in his honour by Michael’s brother Tito, who tours in support of Gladys Knight, beginning in Manchester. Paul Taylor caught up with him.

6. 6. Definitely or maybe? Is it really the end for Oasis?

   CityLife, Tuesday 01 September 2009 THE warring Gallagher brothers have a long history of falling out, writes Paul Taylor.

7. 7. Bee Gees - ties that bind the brothers Gibb

   CityLife, Tuesday 30 June 2009 ROBIN Gibb looks back on the Bee Gees' humble origins - and how their mum was horrified to see her lads in the Manchester Evening News!

8. 8. Original boyband Take That still shine

   CityLife, Friday 26 June 2009 A BOY band dancing their way towards middle-age, Take That are more popular now than ever before, with five dates at Lancashire County Cricket Club part of the fastest-selling tour the country has ever seen. Paul Taylor looks back over the career of the original British boy band.

9. 9. Air we go - for a flight into history books

   CityLife, Tuesday 07 April 2009 A CENTURY ago Manchester’s own AV Roe became the first Englishman to fly an all-British aeroplane. And it is 90 years since a lesser-known aviation first – Britain’s first scheduled airline service from Blackpool to Manchester. MOSI is currently paying tribute to the feat.

10. 10. Uncle 'Syd' the rock legend... a real diamond

    CityLife, Tuesday 10 February 2009 TO millions of rock fans, Syd Barrett was the enigmatic lost genius behind Pink Floyd. But to Manchester jewellery-maker Ian Barrett, he was plain old Uncle Roger. As a play inspired by Barrett opens in Manchester, we set the record straight about the myth of the rock “recluse”.

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