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1. 911. Status symbols

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 December 2005 IN the outpouring of grief at the tragic death of John Peel and the fulsome tributes to his contributions to championing new music, it was generally overlooked that, at one, pre-punk, time, the great man could often be heard championing the virtues of Status Quo. They play here on December 13.

2. 912. M.E.N review: Mint Lounge

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 July 2004 TIRED of hitting the same bars every weekend, seeing the same faces and hearing the same music? If that's the case, then it's time to sashay down to Mint Lounge, the saucy new burlesque basement bar on the bohemian side of town. Shrouded in scaffolding (and a little intrigue), Mint is situated in the basement of former club Planet K in the heart of the Northern Quarter.

3. 913. restthreefishesapril8

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 April 2005

4. 914. Jacko and Jimmy

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 June 2005 TROUBLED pop king Michael Jackson faces a bleak future following his high profile court battle. Simon Donohue gains a rare insight into the making of Michael from close friend and fellow former child star, Jimmy Osmond.

5. 915. Tuck into Nosh

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 20 April 2005 LATE bars with dancefloors appear to be the new nightclub alternative and with Nish Nash Nosh, Oldham Street's Mint Lounge is said to lay on one of the best Saturday nights around.

6. 916. Idlewild return with acoustic show

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 18 January 2005 AFTER recently taking the bronze position in a vote to find Scotland's favourite ever band, Idlewild return to the live arena this week.

7. 917. Pet Shop Boys @ Apollo

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 May 2007 NEIL Tennant and Chris Lowe are a savvy double act as they realise that their image of 'being boring' has not waned, yet they continue to have the last laugh.

8. 918. Bob Dylan @ M.E.N. Arena

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 November 2005 IT’S been the year of the Bob cat. The sixtysomething has become the epitome of cool for a new generation – thanks to Dylan’s own best-selling Chronicles and Martin Scorsese’s No Direction Home film.

9. 919. Hit festival looks to a big future...

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 January 2005 LAST year was a remarkable one for David Slack and Amanda Hennessy, the co-founders and coordinators of the 24:7 Theatre Festival. The festival, designed to showcase new local writing in a variety of "non-theatre"-style venues, was first announced on January 27, with scripts submitted by March and the successful applicants announced in May.

10. 920. Martin has us in a spin

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 April 2005 IT seems that rugby legend Martin Offiah's skills know no bounds. The former Wigan rugby league winger will be showing off his DJ skills at two gigs in the region this weekend, at Wigan's Chicago Rock Caf' on April 22, and at Manchester's Bedlam bar, on Peter Street on April 23.

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