
SHORT of peeling ten pounds of onions, I can think of nothing better guaranteed to prick
the tear ducts than an old Tom Waits song, sung by that beacon of … 
IT'S one of the great love stories of all time, and even made its appearance on the silver
screen earlier this year … 
SPRING'S Shostakovich celebrations are long gone, but the University of Manchester's
string quartet, the Danels come this weekend to the highlight of their season with a full
Shostakovich quartet cycle … 
STEPH Kay, the force of nature behind Vanilla in the heart of the village, has a small
regret. "I wish I'd had the money before to have a refit because … 
POP artist Ed Syder came up with his latest creation - the Midnight Club - while reading a
bedtime story to his two-year old neice … 
SURELY one of the city's most unruly children, South nightclub reaches its eleventh
birthday this coming Thursday with a party that should continue the riot started all those
many years … 
MOPPY of hair, foppy of demeanour, but never sloppy of songmanship: Mika is set to inherit
the earth. He plays here tonight … 
CURRENTLY on a huge UK tour to celebrate the release of their Stones and Dylan-inspired
Riot City Blues release, veteran Glaswegian rockers Primal Scream play two dates here this
weekend … 
A CALL from the people behind new venture The Birdcage opening in Manchester this evening
came in: "There's a new nightclub opening in town that we'd like you to see." … 
YOUNG Antonio Valencia grew up at Ecuador's gateway to the River Amazon and now finds
himself playing Premiership football in Wigan alongside the murky waters of the Leeds and
Liverpool … 