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1. 1. A poem of two halves

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 16 February 2004 IN the last 50 years, football has changed almost beyond recognition. Beloved old stadiums have been torn down to make way for modern arenas, players earn more in a week than most fans earn in a year, and shareholders have more say over decisions affecting the clubs than supporters.

2. 2. Clowning Cheshire lad

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 February 2004 THERE aren't too many comics from the Manchester area who've made it on the national circuit without having gigged the local clubs, but japester Rob Rouse, who was brought up in Gawsworth, near Macclesfield, but who now lives in London, is one of them.

3. 3. Basement living

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 18 February 2004 "WHEN nothing makes sense you just want music for one moment to hold everything together.” This moment of clarity comes from Felix Buxton, one half of globetrotting dance duo Basement Jaxx, summing up the importance of making their latest album, Kish Kash.

4. 4. LMC - the reluctant chart stars

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 February 2004 THEY have their first No 1 single and the stage is set for them at Top Of The Pops. But will the three members of LMC join Manchester singer Rachel McFarlane, before a TV audience of millions to celebrate what may be the pinnacle of their career?

5. 5. New lease of life for Hurricane

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 23 February 2004 THE life of Alex "Hurricane" Higgins was turned to drama onstage at the Lowry on Monday, but the man himself was doing what he has always done, wielding a snooker cue and thinking big.

6. 6. The Last Laugh Comedy Search

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 February 2004 MANY comedians prefer to stay sober when they're gigging. They may have the odd pint or two but until the show’s over most agree it's advisable to keep on your toes.

7. 7. Plump DJs breaking through

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 February 2004 IT'S been a long time coming but 2004 is the year that breakbeat really came to town.& At least that's what you can assume when you notice the sheer volume of quality breaks nights there are in this city, compared to this time last year.

8. 8. The Jet set

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 February 2004 SELL out tours, an omnipresent Vodaphone advertising jingle combined with a well-publicised rock ‘n’ roll tiff, all make for one hell of a year for Aussie rockers Jet.

9. 9. Buzz goes three-nightly

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 08 February 2004 THE Buzz’s Thursday night comedy is legendary on the Manchester comedy scene. At 14 years it’s the longest running comedy night, so it was a bit of a shock when it expanded to three nights in the week.

10. 10. Manchester back on top of the charts

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 February 2004 A& QUICK trivia question: which was the last Manchester act to top the UK singles chart? Oasis? Mark Owen? Simply Red? Actually, you don’t have to cast your mind back very far at all – it’s LMC, who are at number one at the moment with their track Take Me To The Clouds Above.

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