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NOW AND AGAIN
27 February 2003 / Life Cafe (now see Studio / Chicago Rock) / Manchester
:: Twenty Twenty Vision ::
The retiring voice behind the delicate compositions has been slowly making steps to take up some live work - So as a big tease he made a debut gig tonight and promptly broke up his band. Quirky

HEARTS AND MINDS
14 February 2003 / Night & Day / Manchester
:: Sleepy Jackson ::
So if you are expecting the trash rock of the Vines, then you will be disappointed. If you want well crafted songs executed in an effusive, effervescent manner, then come on in, it's cold outside.

MORE THINGS TO MORE PEOPLE
23 February 2003 / Academy 2 / Manchester
:: Asian Dub Foundation ::
Any subdued “work in the morning” mood soon dissipates like there’s MDMA in the air-conditioning

LAZY, CRAZY ‘F*CKED-UP’ LITTLE SWINGER
22 February 2003 / Stanley Theatre / Liverpool
:: Damien Rice ::
Damien is no mere shoe gazing introspective singer songwriter

BLUR AND FAGS
20 February 2003 / Adelphi / Preston
:: The Vinyls ::
Transports you back to the halcyon days of 1995, when there wasn’t a problem that couldn’t be solved by a B&H and a Blur b-side

WIZARD NIGHT
12 February 2003 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: The Warlocks :: Moco ::
Then it was over and I realised The Warlocks had played for a full 90 minutes. Its not often you see a band you've never heard anything by, play for that long without you even checking your watch.

BAD ASS TOWN
09 February 2003 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: Oceansize :: Cave In ::
Cave In showed that they are certainly ready to become a household name whilst Oceansize continue to win new followers with their thickly sliced rock.

SSSSSHHH!
07 February 2003 / Academy 2 / Manchester
:: Low ::
It’s fitting then that Low are an extreme band. They’re so extremely slow and quiet that it makes the very concept of standing to watch seem nonsensical

MISMATCH TO DISAPPOINT
11 February 2003 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: The Raveonettes :: Nylon Pylon ::
You get the feeling they would have avidly applauded Karen O if she smeared them in her own faeces

MANIA BACK IN TOWN
06 February 2003 / Courtneys / Manchester
:: Monomania ::
A hard punching, intelligent and attention grabbing sortie down the road of chopping guitars and thrusting bass lines

NOISE AGENDA
06 February 2003 / Night & Day / Manchester
:: Politburo ::
A lusty performance, mixing swagger with self conscious darkly tinged shades of midnight hour rock and roll, with explosive Detroit ‘75 spontaneity

EAST MEETS WEST WITH A FUZZ PEDAL
06 February 2003 / Star and Garter / Manchester
:: 10 Days ::
Someone’s either been trawling through his dad’s middle-eastern record collection or has (more likely) been gorging on System of a Down.

ELECRO ROYALE MADNESS
07 February 2003 / Retro Bar / Manchester
:: Lord Mongo :: Bynatone ::
He’s (LM) brought a whole selection of cardboard heads tonight, including Osama Bin Laden, the aforementioned horse, and one we think is 70s telly smoothie Jason King

HOOKED ON MENTAL ICE
05 February 2003 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: (hooker) :: Icebox :: Mentalist ::
It’s always nice to hear a singer who can really sing and isn’t ashamed of it. Add probably the best rhythm section in town right now -and a fabulous, stirring noise

HE BANGS THE DRUMS
02 February 2003 / The Ritz / Manchester
:: John Squire ::
Realising just how well crafted "Fools Gold" is, even with it being as familiar to so many for so that long, couldn’t be underestimated by this live performance