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141. Preview: The Fratellis
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 16 February 2007SOME might say that rock 'n' roll has always been a male-dominated world but in recent times, rock 'n' roll has certainly received an extra dose of the machismo factor.
142. Preview: Meatloaf
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 4 May 2007BETTER to think of Meatloaf as less of a rock performer, and more of a major movie franchise in which each instalment gets bigger, more overwrought and expensive but ultimately it's better to stick to the original.
143. Preview: Jet
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 1 March 2007HARD-drinking, hard-talking and hard-rocking, this Aussie band, from Melbourne, arrived on British shores in 2003. Jet (right) seemed to be less of a rock band and more a walking advert for testosterone-fuelled, anti-PC behaviour.
144. Preview: Paolo Nutini
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 12 April 2007THE problem with opening doors is, sometimes you can get too many unwanted guests.
145. Dreamgirl diva is all grown up
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 1 June 2007WHEN Beyonce Knowles took the starring role in last year's smash movie Dreamgirls, not only did she prove she could act (extremely well), but also that she had a cool, steely sense of humour.
146. POP: Pet Shop Boys - Apollo, Monday
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 25 May 2007IN NEED of some pop Midas touch? Of late the answer to any despairing pop artist's prayers has been the Pet Shop Boys.
147. Preview: Tom Paxton
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 18 January 2007IN its purest sense, traditional folk music has always dripped with a certain wide-eyed, childlike idealism. So it sort of made sense when one of folk's biggest icons, Tom Paxton, actually started writing (very highly acclaimed) children's fiction just a few years ago.
148. Preview: Babyshambles
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 16 February 2007THE problem for anyone attempting to write about Pete Doherty is that you can never really be up to date with his developments.
149. Preview: Wolfmother
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 9 February 2007WITH acoustic-based songwriting at the height of popularity, the expression "quiet is the new loud'' seems more prevalent in music than ever.
150. Preview: Brett Anderson
Oldham Advertiser, 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.