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1. 21. Rachelle: from cops to pops

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 April 2006 SHE famously quit the police after posing semi-naked in a men's magazine. Then she had a boob job and posed on Page 3. Now, Rachelle Pantoja is about to launch a pop career with a world-renowned music producer at the helm.

2. 22. Snow Patrol - How To Be Dead (Polydor)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 October 2004 A KILLER pay-off line seals the surprise display of genius that Snow Patrol has brought to the world of music in the last 12 months.

3. 23. Elbow dedicate award to pal

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 September 2008 AFTER 18 years as Britain's greatest rock underdogs Bury band Elbow have scooped one of the music world's most prestigious awards - and promised to give it to their late friend's mum.

4. 24. Composer Carl's Cranford shock

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 December 2007 COMPOSER and conductor Carl Davis is not one to be slowing down, even after more than 40 years at the top of the world of commercial music.

5. 25. Franz Ferdinand's art attack

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 October 2004 FRANZ Ferdinand, who - and how arty is this? - take their name from the archduke whose assassination in Sarajevo precipitated the First World War, play the 'nice, neat-looking boys' card. For them, you feel, the look is as important as the music.

6. 26. Babe-licious machine rolls into town

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 March 2007 IT'S a wonder the Sugababes still exist. In the fickle world of pop music, the group has had three different line ups and survived numerous rumours that they're splitting up. They play here on Saturday.

7. 27. Music Festivals 2003

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 May 2003 SPRING has sprung and it's time to get your music festival plans into gear.

8. 28. Jimmy Eat World @ Academy 1

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 21 March 2005 THE biggest regret in my gig-going career was in my hometown in Arizona when I was 16 - I chose a ska band called Dave's Big Deluxe over a free show by Jimmy Eat World and a half-dozen pop-punk bands. I wouldn't make the same mistake with this gig.

9. 29. McGuinn's still flying high

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 October 2006 AS the founder of The Byrds, Roger McGuinn can legitimately claim to be one of the founders of pop music as we know it. Among many other achievements, he alerted Bob Dylan to the possibilities of electrifying folk tunes, turned the world on to country music and gave the Stone Roses their jingle-jangle morning. He plays here tonight.

10. 30. Worldport Festival

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 30 June 2003 LOVERS of jazz, blues, soul and world music are in for a treat at The Lowry with the arrival& of& the Worldport Festival..

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