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1. 1. Kammerorchester Basel - Music for the Theatre, vol. 1 (Arte Nova)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 November 2004 BIZET'S music for an 1872 play called The Girl From Arles has become a regular in the concert hall through the suite the composer himself arranged from it (and a second suite by Ernest Guiraud, which even includes material from other Bizet works).

2. 2. Stars line up for MTV music awards

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 November 2004 SOME of the biggest names in music are performing in Rome tonight at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Tonight's star-studded event features sets from Eminem, Gwen Stefani, Usher, Franz Ferdinand and the Beastie Boys.

3. 3. Gwen Stefani - Love.Angel.Music.Baby. (Interscope)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 22 November 2004 FUN, diverse and overwhelmingly successful, Love.Angel' is surely destined for a better reception than the last few No Doubt albums. Only time will tell what the future holds for her (former?) collective.

4. 4. Brazilian wax

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 November 2004 GERMAN studio dons Jazzanova and Manchester-based night All That Jazz are kindred spirits. More than just a partly shared moniker, both have their roots in the nonconformity and desire for expression found in jazz music, and both like sweet, soul-touched music.

5. 5. Pop with strings attached

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 November 2004 LOOKING for something a little out of the ordinary this weekend? Then how about a little slice of electronic pop music performed with a string quartet on Canal Street? Because that's what singer-songwriter Ben Heyworth has organised this Saturday night.

6. 6. Max strikes back with musical memories

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 November 2004 ONE of the region's most famous sons is to kick off the festive season at the Royal Northern College of Music. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is to return for a concert with the BBC Philharmonic, when he will conduct a programme of music inspired by the places he remembers as a child growing up in Salford.

7. 7. Ray LaMontagne @ Night & Day

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 November 2004 ONE of the most fabled concert tours in music history happened when Morrison played Cambridge and Boston clubs in early 1968, previewing songs from Astral Weeks with string bass accompaniment. The scene was replayed at the Night and Day Caf', as Ray LaMontagne unleashed his rapturous voice.

8. 8. Bebel Gilberto - Aganju (Atlantic)

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 November 2004 THE new Queen of Brazilian music won a Mobo as Best World Music Act and she's the daughter of Joao Gilberto - the man who created Bossa Nova - so the pressure was always on to deliver.

9. 9. Uber Chic with attitude

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 November 2004 "WE call our sound chunk funk house music," says Chris Massey of Manto night Uber Chic. "It's on a similar tip to the music that Dave and Huey from Garlands play."

10. 10. Moonlight can swing it for you

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 November 2004 EVER in pursuit of something different to do, we were intrigued to hear about a new night starting up at Tmesis that's really going to offer a unique experience - a night is based on the swing music of the 40s and 50s.

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