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1. 1. Manics lost their bite?

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 May 2007 THINK Nicky Wire, think mascara, bombastic stadium rock, leopard print fur and heavy politics. The Manic Street Preachers play here on Sunday.

2. 2. Finding hope in dark days of youth

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 May 2007 BELFAST-born playwright Owen McCafferty, whose savagely hilarious Shoot The Crow was an M.E.N. Theatre Award-winning hit at the Royal Exchange Studio in 2003, returns to The Studio until Saturday with Mojo Mickybo.

3. 3. Funeral For A Friend - Tales Don’t Tell Themselves (Atlantic)

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 May 2007 DURING the early days of recording, the omens for Funeral For A Friend’s third full-length album were not looking good.

4. 4. Pass the parcel and beetroot. Let's party!

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 May 2007 IT'S been almost a week and I don't think I have recovered. The physical injuries are healing well, but the event has left mental welts that I don't think can be remedied by therapy. The garden is looking a little bit better after a few days' work and I've managed to get all of the stains from the carpet.

5. 5. 28 Weeks Later (18)

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 May 2007 FOUR years after Danny Boyle raised the undead with his bloodthirsty thriller 28 Days Later, acclaimed Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo sinks his teeth into the nerve-wracking, adrenaline-pumped sequel.

6. 6. Word up at the Palace

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 May 2007 MUM, apparently, is the word in comedy theatre these days, judging the success of an award-winning production about the trials and tribulations of motherhood. It's here until Saturday.

7. 7. Jason wows Apollo crowd

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 22 May 2007 THE chart-topping days may be a distant memory, but somehow the screams linger on. Jason Donovan became the latest grown-up pop idol to hit the comeback trail at the weekend.

8. 8. The rise of Carlis Star

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 25 May 2007 IT was in April, just after their sell-out, feverishly received show at Manchester Academy 4, when rousing Manc pop songsmiths Carlis Star knew they'd finally hit the big time.

9. 9. Fasten your seatbelts for a tongue lashing

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 May 2007 THE last time Australian Caroline Reid played the Lowry theatre she filled out the massive purple cave that is the Lyric and had to be booked in for a second date later in the year.

10. 10. Jimmy's a fast talker

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 May 2007 AFTER a date at the Apollo last December stand-up and Channel 4 regular Jimmy Carr arrives for another date in the region on his Gag Reflex tour on Saturday.

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