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1. 31. A poem of two halves

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 16 February 2004 IN the last 50 years, football has changed almost beyond recognition. Beloved old stadiums have been torn down to make way for modern arenas, players earn more in a week than most fans earn in a year, and shareholders have more say over decisions affecting the clubs than supporters.

2. 32. Clowning Cheshire lad

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 February 2004 THERE aren't too many comics from the Manchester area who've made it on the national circuit without having gigged the local clubs, but japester Rob Rouse, who was brought up in Gawsworth, near Macclesfield, but who now lives in London, is one of them.

3. 33. DJ plays down music noise warning

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 May 2004 ONE of Manchester's best-known DJs has dismissed a study which shows nightclubbers are bombarded with music at the same noise level as an aircraft taking off.

4. 34. Ten years of bugging out

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 March 2004 JOHN& Burgess and Paul Benney met whilst studying in Manchester. Inspired by nights at The Haçienda, they set up a Manchester-based music magazine.& Its name was Jockey Slut. The next logical step was their own club night. Bugged Out was born.

5. 35. Call me Mellow Yellow

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 May 2004 COMEDY musician Earl Okin has carved a nice little niche for himself on the circuit as a wholly reliable act who gets laughs in a delightfully understated and relaxed fashion.

6. 36. Bank holiday clubbing

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 April 2004 FOR& clubbers, bank holiday weekend means being spoiled with special one-offs, impressive guest DJ line ups and extended opening hours.

7. 37. Happy homies

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 October 2004 A YEAR is a long time in clubbing and many new nights never survive the rigours of that first twelve months. However, Homiesexual is one of those rare nights that has succeeded in inspiring loyalty among its regular punters.

8. 38. Norman knows how to conquer

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 May 2004 VETERAN Yorkshire comic Norman Collier became famous in 1971 when he appeared, as a comic largely unknown to a TV audience, in that year's Royal Variety Command Performance at the London Palladium.

9. 39. Rock fans sent to Exile

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 October 2004 "ROCK fans don't really have anywhere to enjoy music on their holidays," explains Matt Roger the chap behind Exile taking place at Jilly's on Friday, October 29.

10. 40. Mi casa su casa

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 April 2004 CASA& Musica is a& midweek celebration of all things jackin' that arrived in Manchester in April 2003 - a time when we desperately needed an injection of handbag-free house music.& 

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