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21. FESTIVAL: New Islington Festival, Ancoats, Sat 6 Sep
Tameside Advertiser, Tuesday 2 September 2008WITH most music festivals, there’s a strong emphasis on an old-fashioned, back-to-nature approach – think big, grassy fields and a hippyish return to the great outdoors.
22. MUSIC: Gomez, Academy 3, Thurs 4 Sep
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 27 August 2008BACK when they first emerged in 1998, Gomez seemed less like a band, and more like a puzzling case for Mulder and Scully – like a freaky musical occurrence that simply couldn’t be explained.
23. MUSIC: Camille, Lowry, Sunday 31 Aug
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 27 August 2008IRISH/FRENCH performer Camille seems to be spoken about more for her eccentricities than her actual music.
24. MUSIC: Puressence, Retro Bar, Saturday 9 Aug
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 6 August 2008MENTION the name Puressence and terms such as ‘underdogs’ or ‘survivors’ often aren’t far behind.
25. FESTIVAL: A Day at the Races, Moho Live, Tib Street, and Night and Day, Oldham Street, Saturday 2 Aug
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 30 July 2008IF YOU'RE a festival organiser, it must be tempting to think ‘big’ equals better – big venues, big headline acts and big megabucks sponsorship deals.
26. MUSIC: Billy Idol, Apollo, Wed 30 Jul
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 23 July 2008PUNK music may have started off as a serious matter – all righteous rebellion and kicking against the establishment – but by the time Billy Idol arrived on the scene, it was obvious that punk music had discovered its comic side.
27. MUSIC: Jay-Z, MEN Arena, Sat 19 Jul
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 16 July 2008YOU can only hope Jay-Z doesn’t bear any grudges against the city of Manchester. After all, the hip-hop giant has been involved in 2008’s biggest musical war of words – with Burnage boy Noel Gallagher.
28. CLUBBING: Moby, Sankeys Soap, Thurs 24 Jul
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 16 July 2008BY HIS own admission, Moby didn’t exactly fit the typical pop star mould.
29. Poptastic Kylie returns 'home'
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 9 July 2008LAST week, immediately after receiving her OBE from the Prince of Wales, Kylie Minogue remarked to journalists: "Although I’m from Australia, Britain does feel very much like home to me. I’ve learnt a lot from this nation".
30. Guitar scene couldn't be healthier
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 9 July 2008THE enduring stereotype of Manchester guitar bands is that they love nothing more than to jangle.