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11. Rising young star returns
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 November 2008EVEN by its usually OTT standards, this latest series of the X-Factor has been excessively drama-filled.
12. MUSIC: Jay-Z, MEN Arena, Sat 19 Jul
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 July 2008YOU can only hope Jay-Z doesn’t bear any grudges against the city of Manchester. After all, the hip-hop giant has been involved in 2008’s biggest musical war of words – with Burnage boy Noel Gallagher.
13. CLUBBING: Moby, Sankeys Soap, Thurs 24 Jul
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 July 2008BY HIS own admission, Moby didn’t exactly fit the typical pop star mould.
14. Old skool, new look
Oldham Advertiser, 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.
15. MUSIC: Brett Anderson, Royal Northern College of Music, 26 Sep
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 24 September 2008SINGER Brett Anderson is clearly a firm believer in acting your age.
16. The cream of Manchester
Oldham Advertiser, 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.
17. Stevie's still got soul
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 3 September 2008IF MADONNA or Michael Jackson have any concerns about slowing down now they’ve reached the grand old age of 50, they need only take a leaf out of Stevie Wonder’s book.
18. FESTIVAL: New Islington Festival, Ancoats, Sat 6 Sep
Oldham Advertiser, Tuesday 2 September 2008WITH most music festivals, there’s a strong emphasis on an old-fashioned, back-to-nature approach – think big, grassy fields and a hippyish return to the great outdoors.
19. MUSIC: The Animals featuring Spencer Davis, Lowry, Sun 7 Sep
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 3 September 2008WE'VE seen the pop charts recently invaded by Wombats, Pigeon Detectives and even Monkeys of an Arctic persuasion.
20. MUSIC: Puressence, Retro Bar, Saturday 9 Aug
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 6 August 2008MENTION the name Puressence and terms such as ‘underdogs’ or ‘survivors’ often aren’t far behind.