It was the ultimate American Dream - a fraudster going straight to launch
what would become one of the most successful boy-bands in the world. Jane
Graham looks at the magic formula behind Belfast-bound Backstreet Boys
They incorporate musical influences from all over the world, but reserve a special fondness for Northern Ireland and Van Morrison. Edwin McFee talks to slow-burning Canadian rock-folkies, The Paperboys
From wacky outfits and antics worthy of a rockstar, to throbbing engines (ooh-er!), leather jackets and huge dollops of nostalgia, it's a weird and wonderful clubbing week in Ulster, warns Patric Baird
Belfast's favourite technorock/punk combo Alloy Mental are set to revisit
the scene of their past glories tonight as they return to Stiff Kitten for
the first time since their blistering, sold-out live show there last
September.
Girls at a We Are Scientists show can't stop going on about how cute the
band are. Boys, meanwhile, go on about how funny they are. Both are liable
to agree that, as well as being cute and funny, We Are Scientists have some
killer tunes.
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Berlin's four-day party to celebrate world cultures
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Taoiseach's last day spent with Big Ian at Boyne centre
Store is transformed into a lads' sanctuary
Exclusive poll: crime, health, Executive and Ulster's future
15,000 pairs of feet pound the city's streets for annual run
Bank holiday fun at the boat race charity event
Belfast Telegraph's glittering gala ceremony
Agent Provocateur's revealing lingerie launch
Ship's Belfast beginnings celebrated in exhibition
Applauding Ulster's most exceptional women
Special report on Northern Ireland's worst house fire
Celebrating excellence at the inaugural awards gala 
Special multimedia report on Belfast Wheel