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1. 1. Fingathing's mad fantasy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 04 June 2004 THE way tell it, when they finished their last album Superhero Music, Manchester hip-hop duo Fingathing faked their own deaths, and were blasted off into space in metal coffins.

2. 2. A man for all seasons

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 25 April 2003 MORRISSEY collaborator, recurring character in 24 Hour Party People, notorious recluse, hero to U2, vulnerable genius. Vini Reilly is all of these things but, more importantly, he's been the author of achingly personal and atmospheric music for the last 25 years. ManchesterOnline met the great Mancunian iconoclast.

3. 3. Athlete ready to run

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 April 2003 UP-AND-COMING four-piece Athlete released their debut album Vehicles and Animals this week, hot on the heels of Top 40 single El Salvador. ManchesterOnline caught up with them to get the inside track on the album and their plans for the year ahead.

4. 4. Interview with The Beatings

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 October 2002 The Beatings drummer Todd spoke to Manchester Online straight after their Roadhouse gig.

5. 5. Ed Harcourt @ Academy 3

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 February 2003 ED Harcourt is not a happy man.

6. 6. Turin Brakes - Pain Killer (Source)

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 February 2003 TURIN Brakes have a reputation for great singles that twist melancholic lyrics almost imperceptibly into invigorating acoustica.

7. 7. Venus Hum – Hummingbirds (BMG)

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 February 2003 SLICKLY produced American electronica that sits awkwardly between hands-aloft house and coffee table breakbeat.

8. 8. Idlewild – A Modern Way of Letting Go (EMI)

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 February 2003 IDLEWILD interrupt their inexorable rise to the type of crossover success enjoyed by fellow Scots Travis by returning to their fiery rock roots.

9. 9. Har Mar Superstar @ Night & Day Caf'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 10 March 2003 ORIGINALLY a side project for offbeat singer-songwriter Sean Na Na, Har Mar Superstar is now in the middle of a frenzied media scrum.

10. 10. Kloot's triumphant return

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 March 2003 Fans of twisted lyrics and distorted acoustica rejoice. Mancunian troubadours I Am Kloot are back with a new single Untitled #1 next month, plus an album and headline tour scheduled for the summer. But first, they are easing themselves back with a support slot on the Turin Brakes tour.

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