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1. 1. Cherry Ghost set for Academy date

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 FOR diehard followers of Manchester music, one of the proudest, most joyous moments of the year took place on Friday, November 24. That was the day when Jools Holland's music programme, Later, was broadcast on BBC2 - and Manchester's finest new music talent was there to gatecrash proceedings.

2. 2. Rachael's musical mission

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 December 2006 AT present there seems to be a lack of platform for people to have a whinge and a moan about the state of music today, or even the chance to shout and scream about a certain band or artist who are plying their trade in the Manchester region.

3. 3. Blowout lays on festive bash

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 21 December 2006 GOODWILL to all men - especially if those men are electro music-inclined, it seems. For their Yuletide, erm, blowout, local promoters Blowout have enlisted two fine electro ciphers guaranteed to wake us out of our mince pie-induced festive slumber.

4. 4. Learn from the masters

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 04 December 2006 A SERIES of music master classes for young people from across Manchester and Salford kicks off at the Lowry Theatre this month.

5. 5. M.E.N. Online's Gigs of the Year

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 December 2006 WELL, to paraphrase, Mr Lennon é another yearés over and new oneés about to begin. And what a year ités been! Take a look back as the M.E.N. Online reviewers pick out their gigs of the year.

6. 6. James Brown: Death of a showman

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 December 2006 WITH his tight trousers, shimmering feet and outrageous hair, James Brown was recognisable even without uttering a word.

7. 7. What's to come in 2007?

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 IT may be almost over, but 2006 will be a year that we here at CityLife look back on fondly. We got Morrissey back for five nights, George Michael for three and saw Take That's triumphant return at the MEN Arena. James Bond, Borat and Superman packed them in at the cinema, while Sir Ian McKellen dazzled audiences at The Lowry in The Cut.

8. 8. Take That hold on to top spots

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 11 December 2006 TAKE That's comeback continued unabated last weekend, with the band topping all five of the UK's official UK artists' charts available to them.

9. 9. Drugs Don't Work tops sad song list

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 11 December 2006 THE Drugs Don't Work by Wigan indie band The Verve tops a list of songs which make us sad, according to a scientist.

10. 10. Paul Taylor's gigs of the year

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 PERHAPS my favourite moment of 2006 was seeing Muse, exploring the missing link between Mozart and Metallica in two sold-out nights at the MEN Arena.

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