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1. 1. Ravi's world of music

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 June 2005 LONG before Live Aid, Ravi Shankar was among the first to discover that music could feed the world. It was the renowned sitar player who persuaded his friend George Harrison to rustle up an all-star cast for 1971's Concert For Bangladesh, to provide aid for refugees. He plays the city on June 15.

2. 2. Autumn Sequence - The music of Douglas Steele (Campion)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 June 2005 DOUGLAS Steele, organist (assistant at Manchester Cathedral), pianist, composer and inspirational teacher at Chetham's and Stockport Grammar Schools, was revered by those who knew him. Although he died only in 1999, I'm sorry to say they do not include me - but I have been fond of his music ever since discovering it.

3. 3. M.I.A. @ Music Box

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 June 2005 DESPITE acres of coverage in the media – from edgy style mags to credibility-chasing broadsheets – M.I.A.’s gig at the Music Box was far from sold-out.

4. 4. Performance @ Music Box

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 June 2005 IT’S normally five pounds to get into Music Box on a Thursday, but tonight’s& a bit different.

5. 5. Music fans are warned collections under-insured

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 June 2005 THE average person owns '1,500 worth of CDs and records with one in 10 people owning more than 500 albums.

6. 6. Top music award for 'iconic' Siouxsie Sioux

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 June 2005 PUNK veteran Siouxsie Sioux picked up the Icon Award tonight at the Mojo Honours. The singer beat David Bowie, John Lydon, Marc Bolan and The Ramones to the title.

7. 7. Have you had the Fear?

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 June 2005 IT'S almost impossible to state just how fantastic Fear Of Music are without mentioning (and at risk, patronising) their ages. They play the city tonight.

8. 8. Taj wants you to wiggle

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 June 2005 TAJ Mahal laughs. "Do I plot and plan this stuff? No, man, I just go where the music takes me. Ultimately, the music plays you, you don't play the music." He plays the city on Tuesday.

9. 9. Rev it up

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 29 June 2005 ALONGSIDE Solomon Burke and Ronald Isley, The Reverend Al Green is widely acknowledged as one of the last few remaining great male soul singers in popular music. He plays the Apollo on July 1 and 12.

10. 10. A date with Mark Seliger

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 June 2005 AFTER over a decade as chief photographer for US music bible Rolling Stone, leading to his current incarnation as in-house photographer for both Vanity Fair and US GQ - Mark Seliger has photographed some of the most famous faces on the planet. A fact his first UK exhibition, Platinums, on now at the Richard Goodall Gallery, amply proves'

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