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1. 1. Sparks on fire

   CityLife, Tuesday 03 January 2006 IT is almost impossible now to convey just how odd Sparks seemed when they erupted upon the British consciousness in 1974. The joy of their hit This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us was unlike any other pop song of its time. They play The Lowry tonight.

2. 2. Hello Math-chester, Van Gogh's ear

   CityLife, Wednesday 30 September 2009 ASK most bands in 2009 what's top of their shopping list and they'll probably point you in the direction of the keyboard shop. New Manchester band Deaf To Van Gogh's Ear, however, have their eyes fixed on a completely different sort of pop apparatus.

3. 3. Ex-choirboys with music from hell

   CityLife, Friday 11 May 2007

4. 4. 1913 - Manc gloom rockers hit the heights

   CityLife, Wednesday 17 September 2008 WHEN CityLife first encountered 1913 earlier this year, the band attempted to contact the dead during our interview. The Manchester gloom-rockers are a somewhat morbid bunch ...

5. 5. Mason rules out Floyd reunion

   CityLife, Thursday 14 October 2004 THE Pink Floyd fan grapevine is buzzing with suggestions that Roger Waters may return to the fold, 20 years after his acrimonious departure, for a reunion tour which could net $100m.

6. 6. Rock The Bells tour postponed

   CityLife, Wednesday 29 October 2008 THERE'S disappointment for hip-hop fans hoping to be treated to a veritable feast of US rap talent on November 12 - as Rock The Bells has been postponed.

7. 7. The Victorians with electric guitars are back!

   CityLife, Tuesday 28 July 2009 FIRING release dates at us so fast we barely have time to scribble them on our forearms, The Victorian English Gentlemens Club announce singles, albums and tours...

8. 8. Teenage kicks on the rise

   CityLife, Thursday 14 June 2007 BACK in my day, school holidays NEVER used to be as much fun as this. You join us on a balmy afternoon at a tiny venue called Bar Amp, close to Sale town centre.

9. 9. Mind On Fire - putting community spirit back into Manc music

   CityLife, Wednesday 21 January 2009 THE new Mind On Fire website is a brave attempt to create an online resource for the whole Manchester music community, offering access to free downloads and the hottest new acts.

10. 10. Wonderland @ Piccadilly Gardens Hotel

    CityLife, Wednesday 28 May 2003 WONDERLAND has tried on a few different venues for size (the Zion Centre, Green Room, Contact to name a few) in a Cinderella-esqe quest to find the fairytale marriage between venue and its showcase of cutting edge music, art and visual media.

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