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1. 1. Lou and his Berlin wail

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 May 2007 AN exclusive interview with the rock legend Lou Reed is not necessarily likely to end in the Perfect Day, finds Kevin Bourke. Reed plays here tonight.

2. 2. Rod lays on a festive date

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 December 2005 VETERAN rocker Rod Stewart will play his fourth show at the M.E.N. Arena this year tonight as part of a festive UK tour. Kevin Bourke caught up with the former Faces man earlier this year for a chat.

3. 3. Neko makes a case for fame

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 January 2003 AFTER the traditional fallow period over Christmas and New Year, things are finally starting to look up a bit on the live music front and, if you're a fan of rootsy rock there's actually a busy few days ahead as Jesse Malin, Kevin Montgomery and Neko Case are all back in town.

4. 4. Beyond the amazing Feat

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 November 2007 ALTHOUGH their band Little Feat is still very much a going concern - "that band just keeps on amazing me with the places it can go", enthuses guitarist Paul Barrere - nonetheless, it's in an acoustic duo format that you can see Barrere and his fellow Little Feat guitarist Fred Tackett (above) in town this weekend.

5. 5. Wise words of Jackson Browne

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 February 2003 THERE are some music fans for whom Jackson Browne will always represent the epitome of laid-back, self-indulgent Californian soft-rock.

6. 6. Music to light up your life

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 February 2003 WHETHER as part of their fluid Creekdippers ensemble or going solo, Victoria Williams and Mark Olson's music has that homemade feel ' with love, affection and a little bit of "if you don't like it, so what?" attitude.

7. 7. Putting the music first

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 February 2003 TO some it might seem as if Def Leppard are desperately unfashionable but most of the dates on their current tour, including Sunday at the Apollo, have been sold out for ages.

8. 8. The king of Rock ‘n’ Soul

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 February 2003 THERE are many soul fans who'd nominate Solomon Burke as the greatest soul singer of them all.

9. 9. The magic of Mariza

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 February 2003 IN Portugal, the passionate and dramatic music known as fado plays much the same role as the tango in Argentina or flamenco in Spain.

10. 10. All you need is Love

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 January 2003 TAKE a look at any list of the greatest rock albums of the last four decades and odds are that you'll find Love's 1967 masterwork Forever Changes somewhere near the top of that list.

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