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1. 1. School's out for Vicky

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 15 October 2004 FRIENDS Reunited and School Disco are two of the biggest success stories of the last few years, so it is not surprising that there is a play touring the country, which also taps into the school nostalgia market. I caught up with ex-Emmerdale and Bury-born actress Vicky Binns, who stars in the new play coming to The Lowry.

2. 2. Mason rules out Floyd reunion

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 14 October 2004 THE Pink Floyd fan grapevine is buzzing with suggestions that Roger Waters may return to the fold, 20 years after his acrimonious departure, for a reunion tour which could net $100m. You can also listen to a clip from the interview.

3. 3. Jamelia storms the MOBOs

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 01 October 2004 JAMELIA was living up to her superstar status today after being crowned queen of the MOBOs. The 23-year-old star scooped three awards, including best single for Thank You and best video for See It In A Boy's Eyes.

4. 4. Oceansize @ Academy 3

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 October 2004 TO make ends meet in the band's early days the quintet apparently used to keep the metaphorical wolf from the door by writing music for arcade games.

5. 5. HIM @ Apollo

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 October 2004 THESE days we get our metal with a side order of irony. Like The Darkness, Finnish band HIM hark back to a bygone age before Spinal Tap exposed rock's ridiculous central conceit.

6. 6. The Wonder Stuff @ Academy 2

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 04 October 2004 HOW times have changed. Just over 10 years ago the Wonder Stuff were all-conquering, selling out G-Mex, teaming up with comedians to get to number one and generally being the nation's favourite raggle-taggle bunch of hairy popsters.

7. 7. Minnie's driving ambition

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 15 October 2004 IT is bound to cause the odd double-take. The crowd sits down at the Apollo, looking forward to seeing Neil and Tim Finn. The warm-up act steps out and there is a genuine Hollywood movie star, Minnie Driver. You can also listen to clips of the interview.

8. 8. Rooster say rock-a-doodle do

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 October 2004 ROOSTER are four pop-rockers from London. So, are they a closet or an out-and-proud boyband? "Um, I mean we're a boyband in the sense that there aren't any girls in our band," explains chipper frontman Nick Atkinson.

9. 9. Lenny Henry @ Bridgewater Hall

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 October 2004 LOOKING out at the, predominately white audience that had come to see his So Much Things To Say show at the Bridgewater Hall last night, Lenny Henry quipped, 'that's OK, you're my demographic, but you can't help thinking that if this was 200 years ago there would be a guy at the back saying, he's got good teeth, I'll take him.'

10. 10. Poetry's fine with a glass of wine

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 October 2004 NOT many poets are able to lubricate their audiences with the finest French wines. But then not many poets are able to go out on tour by helicopter. Despite his success and huge wealth, Felix Dennis candidly says: "My life was never consumed by business."

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