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1. 1. Northern Soul comes to Blackpool

   CityLife, Friday 13 November 2009 ALMOST 2,000 fans of northern soul converge on Blackpool this weekend to celebrate a passion which has captured generation after generation. Paul Taylor reports.

2. 2. 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.

3. 3. Meeting Elbow's (and music's) good Guy

   CityLife, Wednesday 29 April 2009 THEY have won almost every one of music’s glittering prizes. Now Elbow must go away and produce another album as good as The Seldom Seen Kid. But first there is a collaboration with the Hallé Orchestra and a ‘party’ for 15,000 or so close friends at the M.E.N. Arena.

4. 4. Sir Willard pays tribute to Robeson

   CityLife, Thursday 12 February 2009 BASS-baritone Sir Willard White performs at the Bridgewater Hall tonight in homage to Paul Robeson – a towering figure in music and political causes, and a man who had an affinity with Manchester.

5. 5. Paul gets raw and rocky

   CityLife, Wednesday 02 July 2008 PAUL HEATON is getting to grips with the ukulele. Not in a George Formby kind of way, though there is certainly a sprinkling of northern humour to be found in Heaton's songwriting.

6. 6. Intelligent pop from Mraz

   CityLife, Thursday 26 June 2008 JASON Mraz is a skateboarding avocado farmer from San Diego. He plays here tonight.

7. 7. Why are we a world at war?

   CityLife, Monday 10 March 2008 THE Imperial War Museum North stages the first of in a major series of debates tonight - and the talking begins with the biggest question of all, "Why war?" Paul Taylor reports.

8. 8. It's Blackpool rock...

   CityLife, Wednesday 13 February 2008 IAN Anderson mulls over my question as to what affection he still holds for his one-time home town of Blackpool. They play here tonight.

9. 9. Boy George's point to prove

   CityLife, Tuesday 22 January 2008 BOY George, who returns to the stage next month, breaks a long silence to talk about Culture Club reunions, writing for Kylie and why he hates nostalgia. He plays The Lowry on February 3.

10. 10. Just Jack - Overtones (Mercury)

    CityLife, Thursday 25 January 2007 THIS week's bard of estuary English is Jack Allsopp, coming straight outta Camden plying roughly the same kind of confessional whimsy as Mike Skinner, Lily Allen, Jamie T, Plan B et al.

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