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1. 1. Move Day 4: James Maker with Noko 440 interview

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 July 2004 IT is no wonder that in a recent poll listing the most powerful people in the world of music, probably Manchester's most famous industry figure, Morrissey came in at number 77. The New York Dolls were not the only act making a comeback at the quiffed one's prompting though, as former Smiths' cohort and Raymonde singer, James Maker, has also been tempted to return. You can also listen to a clip from the interview.

2. 2. Wynton leads the way at MJF

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 14 July 2004 IF the rock 'n' roll bluster of the recent Move Festival wasn't entirely your cup of tea, the latest music event to arrive in the city may just hit the spot. As from July 24 the chilled out tones of some of the world's finest musicians will emanate from various city centre locations, as the Manchester Jazz Festival returns.

3. 3. Music Festivals 2004: Buxton Festival

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 July 2004 AFTER experimenting with a number of formulae, in recent years the Buxton Festival appears to have worked out the one which brings in the punters - and they've stuck with it.

4. 4. Brass extravaganza set for city

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 July 2004 WHERE there's the Bridgewater Hall there's brass, or that will be the case come the autumn anyway. As the venue is set to play host to one of the world's largest brass band events, the seventh Great Northern Brass Arts Festival, on September 4.

5. 5. Boys without Fear

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 July 2004 FOR the four members of Fear Of Music ' singer Joe Rose, drummer Chris Stanley, guitarist Michael Ward and bassist Ali Esmaill ' there was a lot to hate about the particular part of south Manchester they were born and raised in.

6. 6. Kasabian set to conquer

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 July 2004 KASABIAN are not Manchester's next great all-conquering rock'n'roll band - because, well, they actually hail from Leicester.

7. 7. Mercury judges snub Manchester again

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 20 July 2004 THE shortlist for the 2004 Nationwide Mercury Prize has been unveiled - and for the second year in a row, no Manchester act appears on the list.

8. 8. Kweller cuts against the grain

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 July 2004 BEN KWELLER is fixing his gaze backwards: to David Bowie's chameleon tendencies of the 1970s; to the hippie scene at Haight Ashbury in San Francisco in the 1960s; and to the prototype rock'n'roll being crafted at Memphis' Sun Studios in the 1950s.

9. 9. A man in demand

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 July 2004 SINCE he escaped the pressure cooker confines of reality show Hell's Kitchen, Matt Goss has been in demand.

10. 10. Move Day 3: Goldfrapp interview

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 July 2004 WHETHER is was studying for a fine arts degree or collaborating with dance artists Tricky and Orbital, the desire to create and express herself has always been a strong one for Alison Goldfrapp.

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