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1. 111. Kid Carpet - Ideas And Oh Dears (Tired And Lonesome)

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 07 July 2005 SUMMONING the kind of musical arsenal found at the average car boot sale, Kid Carpet's Casio-driven confection sounds, at one level, like a failed care-in-the-community music project.

2. 112. Warsaw National Philharmonic - Penderecki (Naxos)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 January 2005 LISZT and Wagner, who liked to call their compositions the "music of the future", would be pleased, if they could time-travel to the late 20th century and early 21st, to find the work of the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki (whom we saw in Manchester last May at the cello festival).

3. 113. Tsunami appeal nights: John Robb interview

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 January 2005 MUSICIAN and writer John Robb has taken on yet another role - Manchester's answer to Bob Geldof. The 43-year old punk has marshalled the great and good of Manchester music to take part in a charity gig to raise cash to aid victims of the Asian tsunami on January 30.

4. 114. Gwen Stefani - Cool (Island)

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 August 2005 WHILE& sales of her Love Angel Music Baby album are incredible, it’s unlikely Cool will move things forward too much.

5. 115. Aimee Mann, Robert Post @ Academy 1

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 July 2005 IT’S funny how music goes in cycles. Once an albatross on the industry’s shoulders, concept albums appear to be en vogue again. Virginia singer-songwriter Aimee Mann is one of a clutch of artists to have released one this year.

6. 116. Buck 65, Brakes @ Night & Day

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 June 2005 'DOING it for the music, man' is the stock answer when musos try to explain why they're in a band. Usually it's just a front - they're actually more interested in the wine and the women than the song - but for Brakes, however, it rings true.

7. 117. Stereo MCs - Warhead/First Love (Graffiti)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 23 May 2005 STEREO MCs ceased to be a relevant force in music about twelve years ago and their belated return to the fold in 2001 created barely a ripple of interest.

8. 118. Glasto's 'passport' photo scheme to beat touts

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 January 2005 GLASTONBURY Festival organiser Michael Eavis has confirmed that music lovers will need photo identification to gain entry to this year's festival.

9. 119. Kaiser, Cribs and Maximo set for city

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 October 2005 THE Rock 'n' Roll Riot Tour featuring Kaiser Chiefs, Maximo Park and The Cribs arrives at the Apollo this weekend for two sell-out shows.

10. 120. It is like they had never gone

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 June 2005 THEY drove legions of teenage girls crazy, sold millions of records, and were once Top 10 regulars. Now, almost five years after their last studio album, the Backstreet Boys are back - in Manchester.

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