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1. MUSIC: Estelle, Academy 1, Fri 28 Nov
Middleton Guardian, 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
Middleton Guardian, 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
Middleton Guardian, 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
Middleton Guardian, 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
Middleton Guardian, 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
Middleton Guardian, 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
Middleton Guardian, 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
Middleton Guardian, 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
Middleton Guardian, 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
Middleton Guardian, 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.