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1. 1. Katie prefers to let music do talking

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 January 2006 WITH her trademark bouncy curls and the provocative poses in her music videos, Katie Melua is the object of many men's fantasies. But the demure Georgian singer is reluctant to be seen as a sex symbol. She plays here tonight.

2. 2. Rich Harvest for music fans

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 09 January 2006 THEY toyed with rock 'n' roll pomp, touring with their own 90-piece symphony orchestra. And they foundered on the time-honoured rock 'n' roll "musical differences", splintering into two incarnations of the band. But at least Barclay James Harvest never fell victim to that other rock 'n' roll clich' of drug excess.

3. 3. New Order to record Curtis film music

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 January 2006 DANCE veterans New Order are working on new material for the highly-anticipated biopic of former Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, reports NME.com.

4. 4. Sway - Little Derek (All City Music/PIAS)

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 17 January 2006 SWAY’S organic rise is something of a rags to riches story straight out of Hollywood.

5. 5. A punk platform for the 'kids

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 January 2006 THE period after Christmas and New Year traditionally sees something of a lull in the music biz. One exception to all this, though, is rising Manchester music empire MancPunkScene.

6. 6. Preview: Pete Tong @ Sankeys Soap

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 January 2006 PETE Tong is synonymous with dance music. A long-standing DJ on Radio 1, his weekly Essential Selection show lets people the length and breadth of the country know what's working in clubland that week, whether it be big anthems or relatively obscure leftfield sounds. Tonight he brings his radio show to Manchester's Sankeys Soap for a one-off DJ set that, let's face it, been a long time coming.<BR>

7. 7. Top tips for 2006

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 January 2006 HERE are the names from the world of music which industry experts predict will be on everyone's lips in 2006. Here are the ones to watch in 2006, compiled by HMV music stores.

8. 8. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (Domino)

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 24 January 2006 FRANZ Ferdinand are the band who make music for girls to dance to. One of the key factors to understanding this quartet’s appeal is the fact they make music, which magnetically attracts both sexes to unleash their best moves, alcohol-fuelled or not.

9. 9. Band On The Wall revival gets new support

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 January 2006 SOUL star Mica Paris and composer Julian Joseph are leading the campaign to revive Manchester music venue Band On The Wall, which closed a year ago.

10. 10. Who tops Manc chart?

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 January 2006 THERE can be no doubt that Manchester's music scene remains one of the strongest in the country after a top 40 of purely Manc tunes of the year was compiled. The list was created by BBC GMR DJs Terry Christian and Conrad Murray. Find out who made the list, here.

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