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1. 1. John Guilt - The Mirrors And Uncle Sam (Munich)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 January 2004 AS seems to be the way these days,& this turns out not to be a man but a three-piece band, none of whom are called John Guilt. Their debut album is despairing and bleak in places but not without its charms.

2. 2. Clarkesville - Spinning (Wildstar)

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 January 2004 CLARKESVILLE'S& melodies hark back to the post-grunge days of the Lemonheads - an interesting choice given the bands currently coming out of the US like The White Stripes, The Flaming Lips and Beck.

3. 3. Prophet making enterprise

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 January 2004 TAGGED as a nu-metal boyband, Pontypridd sextet The Lostprophets blaze back with breathless, hooked-on-adrenaline album, Start Something. It's been described as bridging "the gap between Duran Duran and System Of A Down."

4. 4. Crowning glory

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 January 2004 DURING the 1727 coronation of George II the musical items performed nearly fell apart because of the sheer distance separating two choirs on opposite sides of Westminster Abbey's nave. The King's Consort (TKC) may be a period ensemble keen to capture the authentic sound, but it does not intend to go as far as including these aspects when it performs a reconstruction of the& event.

5. 5. A fan's tale

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 14 January 2004 20 years since Bobby Gillespie was first inspired to pick up a guitar, punk’s DIY ethic is alive and well. Manchester-based Brendan Yates has just had his first book published, Out of the Void, a Primal Scream biography which he wrote out of boredom with no previous writing experience, no contacts, and no publisher’s advance to spur him on.

6. 6. The rover returns

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 January 2004 IT seems apt that following on from the Royal Exchange’s production of The Happiest Days of Your Life, Denise Welch, one of the country’s best-loved actresses returns to work in the city where she spent some of her most enjoyable times.

7. 7. New Order biography

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 January 2004 NOTHING& has enriched Manchester like New Order since the days when cotton was king.

8. 8. The Happy Mondays biography

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 January 2004

   The Happy Mondays were the artful dodgers of acid house. Straight out of Salford's Little Hulton, they became arch-architects of the loose-fit, baggy culture that exploded in late 80s Britain.

9. 9. Carol comes clean

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 January 2004 WITH the latest installment of her detox book range now out in shops, Countdown presenter turned healty eating guri Carol Vorderman admits she practises what she preaches.

10. 10. Alfie enjoying a fresh start

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 January 2004 THINGS couldn’t be much better in Alfie world at the moment. The five-piece, just back from their first-ever European tour, are set to release the third single from the LP and head out on the road again for a string of headlining shows across the UK.

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