In the second installment of our occasional series of clichés in music videos, we find ourselves at potentially the biggest culprit of all - rain. Nothing says "I'm so troubled, hear me whine" quite like relentless drizzle. Here are some memorable examples. Post your own suggestions for rain-lashed clips below.

Guns N' Roses - November Rain
I don't know about you, but as soon as a sudden downpour starts, I get the sudden urge to jump through a wedding cake. Some primo, rain-soaked emoting from Axl Rose here, as he to kneels at his dead bride's grave looking pained, his wild mane dripping.

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On February 24, Paul Weller will be named Godlike Genius at the Shockwaves NME Awards, before closing the show with a live performance.

In honour of the great man, here are a few classic clips of the Modfather in action, selected by NME's resident Weller obsessive, Hamish MacBain.

1. Good bit of smashing expensive sunglasses up and covering Lennon (2002).

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"No energy", "anemic not anthemic", "lame - killed classic rock overnight" - just a few of the howling insults hurled at The Who by early naysayers in the US media following their half-time performance at the Superbowl XLIV yesterday.

While most of the critics were united in what they didn't want to see (old band playing the hits) they differed over what they did want to see (anarchic swearing, smashed instruments, obscure hits off old albums, unwelcome tracks of new albums). They're missing the point. The Who are as establishment as it comes (and have been self-conciously playing the game since the sixties).

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Welsh quintet Kids In Glass Houses are preparing to unleash their second album 'Dirt' on March 29th and to herald the new LP they sent us this video exclusive for lead single 'Matters At All'.

The track is the fourth missive on an album that also includes the vocals of Frankie Sandford from The Saturdays, fact fans.

What do you think of the vid? Kids In Glass Houses hit the road supporting Lostprophets from Thursday (Feb 4th).

We got sent the latest Muse video for 'Resistance' recently, and true to form it's a beauty:

To celebrate the band's massive amount of Shockwaves NME Awards nominations (read more and vote for them here), they also sent us a special box set to give away to one lucky reader.

They've only made 5,000 of these, and they contain a CD of the album and 'making of' DVD, a double vinyl edition, a USB pre-loaded with audio files and some special art prints.

To win it just email musecompetition@gmail.com with the population of their hometown of Teignmouth in the subject line and we'll pick a name at random on Monday Feb 1st. Good luck!

With less than a month to go until the Shockwaves NME Awards 2010, we're taking a look back at the legendary ceremony's best moments.

First up, Russell Brand introducing Bob Geldof at the 2006 ceremony. "Please welcome to the stage Sir Bobby Gandalf everybody", Rusty Rockets announced, to which Geldof replied: "Russell Brand, what a cunt".

(Watch to the end as there's more banter there)

Back in 1964 it was quite a different story, as some guy in a suit announced, "we come to that part of the programme where we offer some more tangible token of our esteem to the artists that topped our poll some time ago" before introducing "tip-top TV personality" Roger Moore. First up, the runner-up in the Disc Jockey Award, Jimmy Saville (and later in the clip, The Beatles).

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