]> http://crossthepondmusic.com cxc en http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7814150.stm Guitarist Ron Asheton, who helped found Iggy Pop's band The Stooges, is found dead at his home in Michigan. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:07:53 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7814381.stm Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man stays top of the UK box office chart, with Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories at number two. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:58:44 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//comedy/news/12012_comic_fx_at_the_royal_exchange?rss=yes Over the years comedy events have been held in some pretty oddball places - tents, museums, cars, toilets But not many are in as unusual but impressive surroundings as Comic FX at the Royal Exchange Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:28:15 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//theatre_dance/features/12018_bombshells__new_boy?rss=yes DIDSBURY actor Matthew Ganley talks to Angela Kelly about showing off his feminine side in Blonde Bombshells Of 1943, which comes to The Lowry on January 19. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:28:15 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//restaurants/news/12019_lovesick__you_could_be_if_you_eat_all_this___?rss=yes THE description 'chocolate pizza' conjures up horrid thoughts of dough, tomato and mozzarella topped with brown stuff. Ugh. But fear not - this Valentine's edition from the Gourmet Chocolate Pizza Company is 100 per cent sweet stuff. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:28:15 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//music/features/12009_priest_keeping_the_faith?rss=yes IT is more than 30 years since Judas Priest helped forge what would become heavy metal. So are the metal pioneers now a little rusty? Not likely. Paul Taylor reports. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:28:14 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//manchester_food_and_drink/news/12011_citylife_co_uk_at_the_national_winter_ales_festival?rss=yes What's brewing? CityLife.co.uk's own bitter! Don't miss it at the CAMRA National Winter Ales festival (January 21-24), which we are again sponsoring. You can even dress up as a pirate as you take part in one of the world's great beer festivals, here in Manchester. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:25:25 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//restaurants/news/12013_our_guide_to_winter_ales?rss=yes ON Thursday, January 21 at the CAMRA National Winter Ales Festival, the Supreme Champion Winter Beer 2009 will be chosen. CityLife is sponsoring this amazing four-day celebration of all things good in traditional British beer. So here's our guide to the various 'winter ales'... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:25:25 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//theatre_dance/news/12014_tuck_into_the_lighthouse_keeper_s_lunch?rss=yes LOVELY children’s book The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch by David and Ronda Armitage gets the stage treatment at The Lowry this weekend. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:25:24 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//arts/news/12016_nutcracker_to_prolong_festive_spirit?rss=yes CHRISTMAS may be over, but here’s the perfect excuse to prolong that festive spirit. One of the most popular ballets of all time, The Nutcracker, will be performed by the Russian State Ballet of Siberia when they make a welcome visit to the Bridgewater Hall this weekend. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:25:24 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//nightlife/news/12002_foals_line_up_clique_dj_slot?rss=yes FAMED for ripping up alternative discos with an array of digital dance anthems, Clique went from strength to strength in 2008 and look set to hit the ground running this year too. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:52 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//music/news/12000_longcut_to_headline_friends_of_manchester?rss=yes JANUARY is traditional a fallow period in the music world. World weary bands spend the month ensconced in duvets after months on the road in the run up to festive frenzy. One bright light on the horizons comes from those trusted bods at Blowout and Friends Of Mine though. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:52 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//music/news/12004_white_lies_set_for_in_store_date?rss=yes GOT your tickets tucked away for the ShockWaves NME Tour, but struggling to wait for the February double bill to come around? Then fear not - as one the key acts, White Lies, are coming to town on Monday. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:52 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//theatre_dance/news/12010_are_you_a_blonde_bombshell_?rss=yes CALLING all original blonde bombshells out there – Salford’s Lowry Theatre needs you. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:52 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//music/features/news/12009_priest_keeping_the_faith?rss=yes IT is more than 30 years since Judas Priest helped forge what would become heavy metal. So are the metal pioneers now a little rusty? Not likely. Paul Taylor reports. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:52 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//nightlife/news/12005_soul_session_time_at_twisted_wheel?rss=yes CITYLIFE'S favourite original basement club The Twisted Wheel announces another one of its Sunday soul sessions taking place at The Twisted Wheel aka Legends on Sunday, January 11. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:52 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//music/news/12007_courteeners_to_join_moz_on_tour?rss=yes MANCHESTER band The Courteeners seem to have made a true friend in Smiths legend Morrissey. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:52 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//theatre_dance/news/12003_quadrophenia_gets_stage_makeover?rss=yes A REFRESHING change from the endless run of West End rehashes, Quadrophenia will come to the Manchester this June. One of the most iconic albums and films of the 1970s and the ultimate tribute to the hedonistic Mod scene of the decade before, Quadrophenia was the brainchild of The Who's principle... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:51 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//gay/news/11998_reunion_on_the_cards_at_taurus?rss=yes THE New Year is naturally a time to look forward, but - ever contrary - the Village has lined up a night to reminisce about days gone by. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:51 -0500 http://www.citylife.co.uk//restaurants/news/11999_chocolate_fever_in_bury?rss=yes THE festive holidays may be over, but that doesn't mean you have to stem the chocolate dependency you've built during Christmas, especially as there are dedicated attractions in the region - Ramsbottom and central Bury, to be precise - to help you indulge it. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:51 -0500