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1. 61. Athlete – El Salvador (Parlophone)

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 March 2003 HAVING been talked up as the next big indie breakthrough for the last few years, Athlete throw their natural Britpop chirpiness in a blender and re-emerge as Super Furry Animals' South London cousins.

2. 62. 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. 63. InMe hoping to get in you

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 July 2005 THESE days, you can't get away from teen bands. Whether it's a jamming session between friends in a garage, or bands like McFly rising to fame before they reach 20, today's youth are conquering the music industry. Essex rock band, InMe, are no exception. They play the city on Thursday.

4. 64. CSS to party at Academy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 November 2007 LATIN electro poppers CSS return to Manchester for their biggest headlining show here yet tonight.

5. 65. Flowers power

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 February 2004 APPEARING on the Eurovision song contest isn't always a good idea. Sure it has a global audience of millions, but in terms of showcasing talent it hardly scores in the credibility stakes. But in 1988 Hothouse Flowers blew everyone away with their genuine talent.

6. 66. Folk Gig Guide

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 February 2002

7. 67. Spoonface Ben Christophers

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 December 2001 You wouldn’t expect someone from Wolverhampton to be sharing the same stage as the fiery Tori Amos, but Ben Christophers is.

8. 68. Retuned in

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 22 June 2005 ONE of the greats, Television have returned to the UK and there's relatively little fanfare. That seems really weird to City Life. The group play Manchester tonight.

9. 69. Together again... The Earlies

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 March 2007 THE Earlies might be the only band on the planet with half their members living in Burnley, the other half in Texas. They play Salford on Saturday.

10. 70. Rea goes back to his blues roots

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 January 2003 IT'S a well-known, if distasteful, fact, that in the pop business, death is a great way to increase sales. But in the case of Chris Rea, it's been a near-death experience that has given him and his career a new lease of life.

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