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1. 31. Top tips for 2006

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 January 2006 HERE are the names from the world of music which industry experts predict will be on everyone's lips in 2006. Here are the ones to watch in 2006, compiled by HMV music stores.

2. 32. Dolls keeping it real on the live circuit

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 February 2006 SUNDAY night in late January, in the dank surroundings of city centre music venue Retro Bar - and there's hip-hop revolution going on. Real Dolls play the city tonight.

3. 33. Ashcroft is the man with the power

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 February 2006 IN these cynical times, rock stars no longer tend to believe that a song can change the world. But when Richard Ashcroft talks zealously about his craft and wields a new song with the grand title Music Is Power, you suspect he may think otherwise.

4. 34. McGuinn's still flying high

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 October 2006 AS the founder of The Byrds, Roger McGuinn can legitimately claim to be one of the founders of pop music as we know it. Among many other achievements, he alerted Bob Dylan to the possibilities of electrifying folk tunes, turned the world on to country music and gave the Stone Roses their jingle-jangle morning. He plays here tonight.

5. 35. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (Domino)

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 24 January 2006 FRANZ Ferdinand are the band who make music for girls to dance to. One of the key factors to understanding this quartet’s appeal is the fact they make music, which magnetically attracts both sexes to unleash their best moves, alcohol-fuelled or not.

6. 36. Hall' - The Wasps (Hall')

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 March 2006 A STRANGE animal, indeed: this recording is a restored version of the comedy by Aristophanes, with extensive music by Vaughan Williams, first presented at Cambridge in 1909.

7. 37. Get the Manchester Passion

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 April 2006 THERE are those zealots who ascribe religious qualities to some Manchester music and they should be transported by tonight's bold BBC initiative. The Manchester Passion, broadcast live from Albert Square on BBC3 tonight, finds the story of Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection played out by actors, including former James frontman Tim Booth, to songs from the likes of Oasis, Morrissey and Joy Division.

8. 38. Manchester unsigned: Round-up 2

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 July 2006 SINCE the last instalment of Manchester unsigned, Bureau have finally made their live debut in the city, playing an excellent set at Music Box, thanks to the guys of High Voltage for giving them their break.

9. 39. Tube goes on the net

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 October 2006 CULT 1980s music show The Tube is back - and the M.E.N. was there to see its new incarnation recorded right here in the city.

10. 40. Ladysmith are voices of a nation

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 May 2006 LADYSMITH Black Mambazo are a 10-piece singing group from South Africa. The traditional music sung by the group is called Isicathamiya, which is pronounced is-cot-a-me-ya. They return to the city tonight.

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