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1. MUSIC: Estelle, Academy 1, Fri 28 Nov
Macclesfield Express, 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
Macclesfield Express, 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
Macclesfield Express, 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: Kanye West, MEN Arena, Mon 17 Nov
Macclesfield Express, 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.
5. MUSIC: Billy Bragg, Bridgewater Hall, Tues 25 Nov
Macclesfield Express, 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.
6. Rising young star returns
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 19 November 2008EVEN by its usually OTT standards, this latest series of the X-Factor has been excessively drama-filled.
7. MUSIC: Queen & Paul Rodgers, MEN Arena, 5 Nov
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008JUST what is it about the songs of Queen that attract the karaoke fanatic in just about everyone?
8. Old skool, new look
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008BACK in the late Eighties, the original warehouse parties used to be illicit, often clandestine affairs – secretly arranged happenings in abandoned warehouses where masses of young people would gather and bask in a new clubbing revolution of Acid House culture.
9. MUSIC: Brett Anderson, Royal Northern College of Music, 26 Sep
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008SINGER Brett Anderson is clearly a firm believer in acting your age.
10. The cream of Manchester
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008MANCHESTER, as we all know, is the capital of rock‘n’roll live music, and nowhere is that more apparent than at the In the City convention.