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1. 1. Hot Hot Heat @ Academy 2

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 November 2003 COULD an Arsene Wenger-like shift in power finally be taking place in the world of music? As amongst the usual throng of student types who fought the swirling wind and rain to take their show positions was a noticeable peppering of young teenage girls.<BR>

2. 2. Spice world away

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 November 2003 JUST over five years ago, the Spice Girls were given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the British record industry.

3. 3. There's no goin' back for Nelly

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 November 2003 BY now the story of Nelly's meteoric rise to stardom is a well-known, oft-repeated part of hip-hop lore.

4. 4. POD - Payable On Death (Atlantic)

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 November 2003 POD are an odd proposition. They are not quite hardcore enough for the self-respecting mosher, yet their target market does seem to move in the Creed, Linkin Park, Korn orbit.

5. 5. Michael Jackson - Number Ones (Sony)

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 November 2003 WELL, at least it is better than his last album, which we all agreed was Number Twos.

6. 6. The Wight soul survivor

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 November 2003 BASS& guitarist Mark King has been limbering up the most famous thumb in funk music as he sets out to play an "ultimate tour" of Level 42 favourites.

7. 7. Clawing away

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 19 November 2003 THE Tiger Lillies are British music’s best-kept secret. The trio of singer-songwriter Martyn Jacques, Adrian Stout and Adrian Huge have been performing their unique mix of cabaret, vaudeville, music hall and street theatre since the early ‘90s and have produced a remarkable 13 albums - not that you’ll find them in HMV.

8. 8. Muse flash

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 November 2003 MATT Bellamy can recall the exact moment when, at the age of 13, he decided to become a rock guitarist. "I saw a video of Jimi Hendrix in Monterey, when he set fire to his guitar," says Bellamy. "I thought that was unbelievable - the first time I had understood the idea of danger being involved in music."

9. 9. Asian Dub Foundation - Keep Bangin’ On The Walls ADF Live (Rise It Out)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 10 November 2003 UNDOUBTEDLY one of the best live acts around, ADF’s music is not just a cultural melting pot, more a brooding intense cauldron of Asian tablas, freaky dub and dark basslines.

10. 10. Emmylou Harris @ Bridgewater Hall

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 19 November 2003 LOOKING impossibly elegant and drop-dead cool even when she wanders casually on stage wearing T-shirt and jeans to lend vocal harmonies to support band mate Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris remains living proof that it is possible to grow older gracefully in the music business.

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