ENTERTAINMENT

Happy Independence Day from the Muppets

We're off all weekend, like you should be on the 232nd birthday of our nation, but we'll be back on Monday. Enjoy your holiday with Sam the Eagle and the gang.

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 4:29 pm

Stars play for Darfur in Ante Up for Africa

The big names came out in droves for Wednesday night's Ante Up for Africa charity poker tournament, which was started last year by Don Cheadle and pro player Annie Duke to benefit Darfur. Montel Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason...

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 4:16 pm

Megan Fox dumps fiance Brian Austin Green

Forget all the hype about Transformers 2, the real news is that actress Megan Fox has dumped her fiance, Brian Austin Green. Star says the 22-year-old broke the news to her business associates in correspondence sent out last week. "Megan...

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 3:05 pm

Nikki Six and Kat Von D at IP; Tommy Lee at the Hard Rock; Chris Rock at the strip club

If you heading off to Crue Fest tonight, you no doubt are on the edge of your seats wondering where your fave celebs are hanging out in Tampa Bay. The Juice* has heard that Nikki Six and tattoo queen Kat...

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 2:06 pm

Amy Winehouse's label requiring 'house arrest'

A quick check-in on Amy Winehouse (whose descent into madness isn't funny anymore) finds that the singer's record label has put her on around-the-clock watch to keep an eye on her after she confessed to taking drugs while she was...

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 1:05 pm

FILM & TV

God Bless America, and Toby Keith

As mentioned before, Toby Keith's vigilante song-based vehicle Beer For My Horses, starring Toby, Willie Nelson, and unofficial Michigan governor Ted Nugent, recently found distribution. So now there's a truck-filled teaser trailer that doesn't even use the song that...

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 7:32 pm

First Non-Wolfman Look at 'Wolfman'

From Empire comes the first non-lycanthropic look at Benicio Del Toro in Joe Johnston's remake of The Wolfman. Anthony Hopkins co-stars as Richard Attenborough doing Ozzie Osbourne....

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 5:16 pm

'Disaster Movie' Poster Accurately Portrays Terribleness of 'Disaster Movie'

I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise that when you're dealing with a movie comprised entirely of lazy references to other movies, the poster is basically going to look like a grotesquely visual works cited page, but it...

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 3:29 pm

'Mirrors' Red-Band Trailer (Did I Mention These Mirrors Are DEADLY???)

As you'll recall if you were unfortunate enough to have watched the first trailer to Mirrors, mirrors are horrific, dangerous devices that should not be trifled with. Once thought to be innocent reflecting surfaces, they have since been revealed...

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 3:10 pm

First Look at 'Cirque Du Freak'

Empire has the first official look at Cirque Du Freak, starring John C. Reilly as a vampire in a traveling freak show who takes on a 14-year-old boy apprentice. Apparently this lesbian couple is also involved....

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 1:45 pm

MUSIC

Rolling Stone’s Top Stories

• Springsteen, U2 Honor the Stars and Stripes • In The Studio: B.B. King Channels His ’50s Self • Shakira Signs Live Nation Deal • Repo! The Genetic Opera Salutes Skinny Puppy • Fender to Release Billy Corgan Strats • On Tour: Tokio Hotel, Lindsey Buckingham • Alan McGee Tells Bands “Do It Yourself” • Ian Curtis’ Gravestone Stolen • Death Magnetic Box [...]

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 5:08 pm

Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily

We rolled out more extras from our Obama-fronted issue, as artists discussed how they’ll lend their voices to the Presidential hopeful’s campaign. Will.i.am also talked to us about meeting Obama, we took a look at the best tunes inspired by the candidate and we posted the entire conversation featured in the current issue of the [...]

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 5:05 pm

Fourth of July Rock List: State Songs

On this, the day before our Independence Day, we’re asking our readers to tell us their favorite tracks that have one of our glorious fifty states in the song titles. On Monday, we’ll count up the votes and announce the winners of the Best State Songs. Before your jaws start dropping at the sight of [...]

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 4:52 pm

Tour Tracker: Tokio Hotel, Lindsey Buckingham and Jay Reatard

Germany’s Tokio Hotel once again attempt to conquer America, Lindsey Buckingham sets out without Fleetwood Mac and Jay Reatard goes on the prowl for more fans to assault. Complete dates for all three tours are after the jump. Tokio Hotel August 7 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom August 9 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC @ International Hot Air Balloon [...]

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 4:21 pm

Gallery: Bruce Springsteen, U2, Madonna Rock the Stars and Stripes

It’s Independence Day weekend, and Rock Daily will celebrate by taking tomorrow off to drink domestic beer and set off bottle rockets. To honor the birth of our nation, we took a look back at what musicians best incorporated the stars and stripes into their performances. Click below for patriotic pictures of Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, [...]

Posted on 3 July 2008 | 3:50 pm

Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86

Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 years in Congress, died Friday. He was 86.

Posted on 4 July 2008 | 8:13 pm

Spitzer call girl drops 'Gone Wild' suit

The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" exploited her image.

Posted on 4 July 2008 | 7:24 pm

Quest for oil, gas off Fla. begins

Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide.

Posted on 4 July 2008 | 6:51 pm

Americans mark an old-fashioned Fourth

Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun to mark Independence Day on Friday.

Posted on 4 July 2008 | 6:37 pm

Supervisors charged in immigration case

Two supervisors at an Iowa meatpacking plant that was raided by federal immigration agents in May were arrested and charged with encouraging people to live in the United States illegally.

Posted on 4 July 2008 | 6:14 pm