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1. MUSIC: Estelle, Academy 1, Fri 28 Nov
South Manchester Reporter, Wednesday 26 November 2008WHEN you feel underappreciated, there’s only one action to take – go where people will welcome you. That, in a nutshell, is the success story of 28-year-old Brit-soul star Estelle Swaray.
2. MUSIC: Duffy, Apollo, Sat 29 and Sun 30 Nov
South Manchester Reporter, Wednesday 26 November 2008TABLOID scandals and, well, a few more tabloid scandals – 2008 was not a productive year for Amy Winehouse in the musical stakes. However, when it came to the ever-growing clan of soundalikes, the past 12 months have been considerably more rewarding.
3. Hallelujah - Len's back
South Manchester Reporter, Wednesday 26 November 2008HE MIGHT be renowned as something of a Godfather of lonely introspection but, more recently, Leonard Cohen has become more associated with celebration and, most perversely, even merry entertainment.
4. MUSIC: Billy Bragg, Bridgewater Hall, Tues 25 Nov
South Manchester Reporter, Wednesday 19 November 2008HALF songwriter, half social activist, Billy Bragg has campaigned against everything from Thatcherism to the Iraq War in a remarkably enduring 25-year career.
5. Rising young star returns
South Manchester Reporter, Wednesday 19 November 2008EVEN by its usually OTT standards, this latest series of the X-Factor has been excessively drama-filled.
6. MUSIC: Kanye West, MEN Arena, Mon 17 Nov
South Manchester Reporter, Wednesday 12 November 2008KANYE West – he’s a world famous rap star, he’s a clothes designer, and now it seems, he’s trying his hand at being an author. Recently, the American singer announced he was going to be publishing his first book.
7. MUSIC: Queen & Paul Rodgers, MEN Arena, 5 Nov
South Manchester Reporter, Wednesday 29 October 2008JUST what is it about the songs of Queen that attract the karaoke fanatic in just about everyone?
8. MUSIC: Elbow, Apollo, 23 and 30 October
South Manchester Reporter, Tuesday 14 October 2008IT'S been a long time in coming, but the Elbow story is at last shifting from soap opera to fairytale ending.
9. CLUBBING: Dizzee Rascal, Warehouse Project (behind Piccadilly Station), Sat 18 Oct
South Manchester Reporter, 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.
10. MUSIC: Art Garfunkel, Apollo, Sat 11 Oct
South Manchester Reporter, 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.