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1. 21. The Sonar Yen

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 October 2002 Put The Sonar Yen on the front cover of the NME, award them a Mercury Music Prize and then grant them a 'Lifetime Achievement' at the MTV Music Awards and not a single member would bat an eyelid.

2. 22. Rock in harmony

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 August 2002 UK Garage star Ms Dynamite, local heroes Doves and long-time anti-racist campaigner Billy Bragg are just some of the headlining acts on a multi-racial bill at Sunday's Love Music - Hate Racism, a one-day free music carnival organised by the Anti Nazi League.

3. 23. A Manchester-made festival

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 14 March 2002 MOVE over Glastonbury - Manchester is to stage its own music festival this summer.

4. 24. Moby

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 19 November 2002 In The Guardian recently, Bill Drummond from the KLF derided his partner's enduring fascination with the likes of Zero 7 and Goldfrapp (dance music for thirtysomethings, he called it) The name missing from that list is Moby.

5. 25. A golden year - thanks to a dazzling Games

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 December 2002 THE Games infiltrated everything in Manchester this year - even the worlds of music and the arts - with orchestras and art galleries taking advantage of the influx of visitors and athletes to put on new shows and inject a special energy into their performances.

6. 26. Halle @ Bridgewater Hall

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 30 December 2002 ARUGUABLY one of the most important parts of films from yesteryear was celebrated in an extravaganza at the Bridgewater Hall ' the orchestral music.

7. 27. Roots - Eva Cassidy and Bebel Gilberto

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 August 2002 TO those of us who always hope to see a good song, well-sung winning out over the marketing, image-making and spin of the music business, the phenomenon of Eva Cassidy has been heartening.

8. 28. Napster to liquidate

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 September 2002 Online music provider Napster is being forced into liquidation following a US court decision to block its sale.

9. 29. Fingathering

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 June 2002 DJ Sneaky and Peter Parker are talking about their second album for Grand Central and monthly clubnight, both called Superhero Music.

10. 30. Folk/roots - Allison Moorer and Dolly Parton

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 July 2002 IF Allison Moorer's first two albums - 1998's Alabama Song and The Hardest Part, from 2000 - were both highly enjoyable records, Miss Fortune should really be the one to propel Alabama-born Moorer into the upper echelons of the music business.

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