http://www.showclix.com/blog An entertainment blog from the team behind ShowClix Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:59:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en R.I.P. http://www.showclix.com/blog/?p=3262 [caption id="attachment_3260" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Like father, like son?"][/caption] It's so hard to believe that it's been five years since the untimely death of Wu-Tang member Ol' Dirty Bastard. (But then, I tend to say that about a lot of things - maybe I'm just getting old, eh?) In fact, it's been ... http://www.showclix.com/blog/?p=3257 [caption id="attachment_3255" align="alignnone" width="405" caption="We're so British, we invented the Jaffa Cake."][/caption] After Noel Gallagher left the band over a month ago, the fate of Britpop superstars Oasis has been, for the most part, up in the air. Today, in an interview with The Times UK, estranged brother Liam Gallagher laid ... http://www.showclix.com/blog/?p=3253 Some really creepy stuff from Jack White's latest band today. Many of the scenes give off that strange, surreal Inland Empire vibe. http://www.showclix.com/blog/?p=3251 [caption id="attachment_3249" align="alignnone" width="328" caption="I want YOU!! ...to subscribe to MY conspiracy theories."][/caption] I'm of the opinion that conservative/libertarian "commentator" Glenn Beck is one of the craziest political voices in the United States, between his religion-based warmongering, thinly-veiled racism, and general tin-foil-hattery. But at least he likes Muse - albeit for ... http://www.showclix.com/blog/?p=3248 [caption id="attachment_3245" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="The most wedgie-able man in modern rock."][/caption] If you needed any more proof that Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo is a huge dork, then look no further than this news-bite. While speaking to MTV about his band's forthcoming album, Raditude, Cuomo detailed how he got emcee Lil' Wayne ... http://www.showclix.com/blog/?p=3244 [caption id="attachment_3242" align="alignnone" width="250" caption="Here he comes to save the day! And make some kickin' rad music."][/caption] Been wondering what multi-instrumentalist/producer Brian Burton, AKA Danger Mouse, is up to lately? You're definitely not alone. As one of the busiest men in modern music, Burton always seems to be at work on ... http://www.showclix.com/blog/?p=3241 Blur guitarist Graham Coxon has had a nice little solo career after his former band's breakup. This single, off of this year's The Spinning Top, features the usual Coxon tropes - garagey riffs with a bit of folksy warmth - set to a montage of, er, interesting nature scenes and ... http://www.showclix.com/blog/?p=3239 [caption id="attachment_3237" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Don't you want to punch this guy, too?"][/caption] When two relatively minor but abrasive personalities in the indie rock "community" duke it out, it seems that it's always bound to generate at least a few rounds of whining and passive-aggressive jabs. So transpired the events of the ... http://www.showclix.com/blog/?p=3236 Every week I meticulously scour the week’s new releases to bring you the best of what’s coming. Note that any comments below are pure opinion based solely upon my impressions of any available previews. (When in doubt, don’t take my word for it – trust your own ears and nothing ... http://www.showclix.com/blog/?p=3229