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1. 1. Tsunami appeal nights: Bridgewater Hall

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 January 2005 WHILE the clubbing, comedy and rock music world have been busy rallying around to raise money for the tsunami appeal, Manchester's two great symphony orchestras have been concoting a special fundraising night of their own too.

2. 2. Hideko Udagawa - Khachaturian (Koch)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 January 2005 AN American-trained Japanese violinist makes her CD debut with an all-Khachaturian programme. Slightly surprising, perhaps, but these are all world premiere recordings - and the product is an enhanced CD with music video.

3. 3. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - World’s Apart (Interscope)

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 January 2005 FOR all the pummelling tribal percussion of Texas's Trail of Dead, there's always been a theatrical element to their music as demonstrated by their past three albums.

4. 4. World premiere for Grange

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 January 2005 THE world premiere of Philip Grange's Eclipsing is to take place in Manchester on January 29.

5. 5. Join the Club

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 January 2005 MUCH loved, much lauded and at the same time strangely under-rated, American Music Club return once again after a ten-year gap. The quartet stop off in the city for a rare live show on January 30.

6. 6. Play it again, Tony

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 January 2005 IF Manchester music really is going through some freakish cultural timewarp at the moment, then it really wouldn't be complete without one other element - Tony Wilson. But after the rampant ego-athon that was the 24 Hour Party People movie, does the world really need more Tony Wilson in their lives? Yes it does - especially when it's Tony Wilson returning with a brand new record label, no less.

7. 7. Music charts: Elvis is back on top

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 10 January 2005 ELVIS Presley is back at the top of the UK singles chart with his 19th British number one, with the promise of more chart-toppers to come.

8. 8. Gang Of Four @ Academy 1

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 January 2005 WHILE we congratualte ourselves that bands like Franz Ferdinand, the Babbyshambles and Young Offenders Institute carry the flag for a music beyond X-Factor or Pop Idol, Gang of Four are a reminder of a time when the sheer audacity of a band could leave you speechless.

9. 9. THE*GA*GA*S - Tonight The Midway Shines (Sanctuary)

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 January 2005 AIMING high - in music as in life - is rarely a bad thing. So quite why The Ga Ga's seem content to resemble a below par Therapy? / Wildhearts hybrid is puzzling to say the least.

10. 10. Fans want Morrissey to come home

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 31 January 2005 FANS of music legend Morrissey have launched a bid to persuade the singer to return to his native Manchester.

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