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1. Preview: Kelly Jones
Middleton Guardian, Friday 30 March 2007YOU can't blame Kelly Jones for craving a change of scenery. As frontman of Stereophonics, he and his band (alongside maybe only Oasis) have become staples of arena-sized, mid-90s-derived machismo bloke rock.
2. Preview: 192 Acousticfest
Middleton Guardian, Friday 30 March 2007THERE'S always been a strong musical tradition of songs being inspired by buses but this must surely be the first time we've had a whole festival dedicated to one.
3. Preview: Barenaked Ladies
Middleton Guardian, Friday 30 March 2007IN the United States and their native Canada they are four-million selling sensations, but here in Britain, Barenaked Ladies alternate with Bjorn Again as wacky festival staples.
4. Preview: Fall Out Boy
Middleton Guardian, Friday 30 March 2007THE old expression "What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger'' perfectly sums up Emo music's current predicament.
5. Preview: Damien Rice
Middleton Guardian, Friday 30 March 2007IN every musical genre, there are the leaders and there are the foot soldiers.
6. A concerted rock effort
Middleton Guardian, Friday 30 March 2007MANCHESTER, the city of awesome music - we all know about that. But a lesser known fact is that Manchester is the city with the highest number of cancer-related deaths in the UK.
7. Preview: Razorlight
Middleton Guardian, Friday 30 March 2007NOEL Gallagher has often spoken of Razorlight in glowing terms, although, it has to be said, his praise stems more from admiration for their talk rather than their walk.
8. Two new babes keep trio at the top
Middleton Guardian, Friday 30 March 2007MUCH like the England football manager's post, being a member of the Sugababes is hardly a job with longevity in mind.
9. Kings of bling in unlikely alliance
Middleton Guardian, Friday 23 March 2007WITH its many egos, hip-hop music is not renowned for sharing the spotlight. But miraculously, such a thing has really happened.
10. Preview: Faithless
Middleton Guardian, Friday 23 March 2007IT must be the only similarity between Faithless and Oasis that exists - but it's a significant one. Namely, the fact that both bands are kept in business by people whose musical tastes are cemented in the mid-90s.