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1. 151. Beth's ordeals make her strong

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 June 2004 SUDDENLY Beth Nielsen Chapman realises what she's said. I've been chatting idly about how nice the weather is and she's said something to the effect of it having been sunny everywhere she's been for the last few days.

2. 152. Maupa up to monkey business

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 February 2004 FITTING the same down-tempo indie soul bracket as the likes of Starsailor and Doves, Maupa's countenance is more human and frail.

3. 153. Choirboy in rugby boots

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 March 2004 NEW Zealand-born bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu is acutely aware that according to stereotype, he really is out of place on a classical concert platform.

4. 154. Raw Polly real deal

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 02 September 2004 PJ (for Polly Jean) Harvey is so far from the cutesy image cultivated by most of today's pop tarts that it's almost laughable. There's really no other female artist like her in this country and perhaps only Patti Smith anywhere else.

5. 155. Holy man

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 January 2004 OUT of control and driven to make music till the end, ladies and gentlemen make way for the return of Spiritualized.

6. 156. Life in the cool lane

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 November 2004 THE lads from British dance act Groove Armada are thoroughly nice. They do wonders for French cars and enjoy a presence on every chill-out album in the world... ever! One of them even won Young Jazz Musician of the Year.

7. 157. South head in a new direction

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 December 2004 THE Beautiful South seem to have spent years cultivating a reputation as one of the world's most serious pop acts. Now, with their latest album, lead singer Paul Heaton says it's time for a change of image.

8. 158. Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Barber (Naxos)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 May 2004 ONE of the discoveries (for me) of the Hall' 2003-2004 season was Barber's wonderfully atmospheric Knoxville ' Summer Of 1915, heard in March under the baton of the gifted Susanna Malkki.

9. 159. 2004 on fire for Amplifier

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 February 2004 AMPLIFIER are 'a post-classic' power trio - from Cardiff, Dublin and London via Manchester - Neil, frontman Sel Balamir and drummer Matt Brobin take rock music's current `less is more' attitude and blow that into outer space.

10. 160. Top of the pops for just £6.40

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 January 2004 COCA-COLA launched a website today, offering music albums for download for as little as £6.40. Singles will cost from just 80p from the site mycokemusic.com

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