No Pemberton (and I don't mean Rollie)

While Coachella unveiled its lineup earlier today -- Pavement! PiL! Gorillaz! FAITH NO MORE! -- Pemberton Festival announced it WILL NOT be happening for a second straight year.

I HAVE to see this film!

If you've followed me over the years, you'll know that I'm an unabashed fan of Blur and by extension, any of Damon Albarn's subsequent projects. Lately, I've been listening (and yes, grooving) to Blur's 1994 single, Girls & Boys, thanks to Wii's new gaming sensation, Just Dance.

The Brit-pop act reunited last year, but the foursome won't be touring through Canada. Fans can catch a glimpse of Blur's 2009 shows at Glastonbury and Hyde Park in the new film, No Distance Left To Run, which will screen on Thursday, Jan. 21 at Cineplex South Edmonton Common. Tickets are available this Friday via Cineplex's website.

In the '90s, Blur was even bigger than Oasis -- in Britain. Not so in the rest of the world, where Oasis ruled the charts and Blur was best known for its two minute of chaos, Song 2. In 2003, the band disintegrated and Albarn went on start a cartoon urban-pop group, Gorillaz, who were nominated for four Grammys in 2005. Their next album, Plastic Beach, is due in March.