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1. 61. The Boxer Rebellion - Code Red (Poptones)

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 07 October 2004 IT seems strange that a record label headed by the world's most famous critic of mild-mannered indie music, Alan McGee, who once famously called Coldplay 'bed wetters', should find anything of substance in The Boxer Rebellion.

2. 62. Gig of the week: Manchester Calling

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 March 2003 THE sudden death of Joe Strummer, shortly before Christmas last year sent shockwaves through the music world, and this weekend Manchester pays its own special tribute to the Clash frontman.

3. 63. Westlife pip Oasis to top spot

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 27 November 2006 WESTLIFE hailed their fans as the best in the world as they triumphed in an album chart battle with music giants The Beatles, Oasis and U2.

4. 64. Classics - Bruch and Britten

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 August 2002 REALLY, it should be called the Liverpool Symphony. Max Bruch, the German composer whose violin concerto has a good claim to being the favourite piece of classical music in the world ever (it's always top of the Classic FM popularity list), spent the years 1880 to 1883 as conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society.

5. 65. Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light (Interscope)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 October 2007 EMO godfathers Jimmy Eat World could be forgiven for casting the odd rueful grin in the direction of the current crop of superstar bands who have achieved a level of commercial success so far denied to the scene’s primary trailblazers.

6. 66. Rooney dreams of World Cup glory

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 May 2006 THE cousin of Manchester United and England star Wayne Rooney is making his own bid for World Cup glory by recording his own anthem. You can listen to the track, here.

7. 67. Ian Brown – The World Is Yours (Polydor)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 01 October 2007 IF you have a phobia of string laden anthems, then perhaps you'd better look away now.

8. 68. Hideko Udagawa - Khachaturian (Koch)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 January 2005 AN American-trained Japanese violinist makes her CD debut with an all-Khachaturian programme. Slightly surprising, perhaps, but these are all world premiere recordings - and the product is an enhanced CD with music video.

9. 69. Mercury nominee to start at 7 Songs

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 July 2008 SEVEN wonders of the ancient world, seven days a week, seven seas and seven deadly sins. Bond's an 007, Snow White had an entourage of seven dwarfs and the seven brothers found their seven brides...

10. 70. Take That triumph at music awards

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 October 2006 MANCHESTER boy band Take That capped off an incredible six months by scooping a gong at the Vodafone Live Music Awards last night.

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