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11. CLUBBING: Dizzee Rascal, Warehouse Project (behind Piccadilly Station), Sat 18 Oct
Tameside Advertiser, Tuesday 14 October 2008DIZZEE Rascal sometimes seems less like a rap artist and more of an advert for young disadvantaged Britain triumphing against the odds.
12. MUSIC: Art Garfunkel, Apollo, Sat 11 Oct
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 8 October 2008AMERICAN singer Art Garfunkel is, of course, most noted for his musical partnership with songwriter Paul Simon, an alliance which produced some of the greatest folk-pop records of the sixties.
13. MUSIC: The Courteeners, The Apollo, Thursday & Friday, Oct 9/10
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 8 October 2008IF YOU'RE a new band seeking publicity, it always helps to have a few famous friends on your side – just ask The Courteeners.
14. Old skool, new look
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 24 September 2008BACK in the late Eighties, the original warehouse parties used to be illicit, often clandestine affairs – secretly arranged happenings in abandoned warehouses where masses of young people would gather and bask in a new clubbing revolution of Acid House culture.
15. MUSIC: Brett Anderson, Royal Northern College of Music, 26 Sep
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 24 September 2008SINGER Brett Anderson is clearly a firm believer in acting your age.
16. The cream of Manchester
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 24 September 2008MANCHESTER, as we all know, is the capital of rock‘n’roll live music, and nowhere is that more apparent than at the In the City convention.
17. Music minus the gimmicks
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 10 September 2008WHETHER it be Dolly Parton or even Johnny Cash, it’s not uncommon for country musicians to develop an exaggerated persona, a sort of cartoonish version of themselves.
18. MUSIC: Nickelback, MEN Arena, Monday 16 Sep
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 10 September 2008WHEN it comes to rock bands, it’s very rare to hear a voice of cheery satisfaction.
19. Stevie's still got soul
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 3 September 2008IF MADONNA or Michael Jackson have any concerns about slowing down now they’ve reached the grand old age of 50, they need only take a leaf out of Stevie Wonder’s book.
20. MUSIC: The Animals featuring Spencer Davis, Lowry, Sun 7 Sep
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 3 September 2008WE'VE seen the pop charts recently invaded by Wombats, Pigeon Detectives and even Monkeys of an Arctic persuasion.