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1. 1. Worldport prepares to say bon voyage

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 June 2004 THOSE who enjoyed the exquisite talent of world music troubadours Courtney Pine, Dennis Rollins and the Brecker Brothers at last year's festival are in for a real treat as Worldport comes to a close this weekend.

2. 2. Bebel Gilberto - Aganju (Atlantic)

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 November 2004 THE new Queen of Brazilian music won a Mobo as Best World Music Act and she's the daughter of Joao Gilberto - the man who created Bossa Nova - so the pressure was always on to deliver.

3. 3. Move Day 4: James Maker with Noko 440 interview

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 July 2004 IT is no wonder that in a recent poll listing the most powerful people in the world of music, probably Manchester's most famous industry figure, Morrissey came in at number 77. The New York Dolls were not the only act making a comeback at the quiffed one's prompting though, as former Smiths' cohort and Raymonde singer, James Maker, has also been tempted to return. You can also listen to a clip from the interview.

4. 4. 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.

5. 5. 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. 6. Morrissey wins 'inspirational' award

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 June 2004 MANCHESTER singer Morrissey has received an award in London for being an inspiration to the music world.

7. 7. Top pop names aid Darfur refugees

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 December 2004 TOP names from the music world, including Manchester's own Mick Hucknall, united last night to help the people of Sudan.

8. 8. 22-20s - 22-20s (Heavenly)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 August 2004 DOES the music world really need a British answer to The White Stripes? Once upon a time, perhaps.

9. 9. Jimmy Eat World - Pain (Polydor)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 27 September 2004 IT is not very often that you get a band who has shifted 100,000 copies of their last album and sold out Brixton Academy, and yet still slip under the radar of the average contemporary music lover.

10. 10. Jimmy Eat World - Futures (Interscope)

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 October 2004 I GREW up with Jimmy Eat World, literally. They were always around in Mesa, Arizona when I was growing up. Kicking my way through adolescence, I must have seen them play a few dozen times on their home turf at Mesa's Nile Theatre and Tempe's Nita's Hideaway (both RIP).

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