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1. Preview: Jamie T
Middleton Guardian, Friday 27 April 2007EVER since Mike Skinner - aka The Streets - struck pop gold, he has left in his wake a succession of young, street-smart, urban Brit hip-hoppers hoping to jump into his slipstream.
2. The last of a breed?
Middleton Guardian, Friday 27 April 2007IT'S a strong token of Tony Bennett's magic that he can perform somewhere like Glastonbury Festival - as he famously did four years ago - and still raise the roof (well, in a metaphorical sense, because festivals don't have roofs).
3. James make an emotional return to Manchester
Middleton Guardian, Friday 27 April 2007EVER since the split of James back in 2002, singer Tim Booth has forged a quiet but auspicious career in the acting world.
4. Preview: Brett Anderson
Middleton Guardian, Friday 27 April 2007IF you've been scanning his recent reviews, Brett Anderson - the serious, mature, contemplative 40-year-old solo artist - hasn't exactly been greeted with open arms by the music press.
5. Preview: The Waterboys
Middleton Guardian, Friday 27 April 2007HIGHLY fitting for a man obsessed with religion and spirituality, the career of Mike Scott and his band The Waterboys has been one long succession of idealistic searches, false dawns and new beginnings.
6. Preview: Deep Purple and Thin Lizzy
Middleton Guardian, Saturday 21 April 2007OVER the course of 30 years, both Deep Purple and Thin Lizzy have undergone strange conversions from being parent-scaring to parent-friendly rock bands.
7. Preview: Australian Pink Floyd
Middleton Guardian, Saturday 21 April 2007THERE'S a hilarious scene from I'm Alan Partridge when the hapless Norwich DJ attempts to recreate a Pink Floyd lightshow for a corporate presentation he is giving.
8. Preview: Maximo Park
Middleton Guardian, Saturday 21 April 2007ALWAYS confused for being a band who preferred brains to brawn, the truth is that Maximo Park excel at both.
9. Preview: Chris Isaak
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 12 April 2007IT'S no real surprise that of all the major Hollywood film roles he's taken, Chris Isaak is invariably typecast - as the wannabe tough guy who actually has a heart of marshmellow.
10. Preview: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 12 April 2007ONE-trick pony- that was one of the most common accusations levelled at Black Rebel Motorcycle Club when they first emerged and even the band themselves could see the point.