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Also this week, a hip-hop loving grandpa, and a moonwalking shopper.

Friday is less than 24 hours away. To celebrate, we're counting down the greatest "Friday" songs in rock.

It can be overwhelming to sift through all the new music out there. So we do it for you. Our weekly look at what we love, and what you should love, too.

We salute rock & roll's most iconic tool of the trade since stuffed spandex — the multinecked, fur-lined, flame-throwing masterpieces that remain as influential as the shredders who strapped them on.

We salute rock & roll's most iconic tool of the trade since stuffed spandex — the multinecked, fur-lined, flame-throwing masterpieces that remain as influential as the shredders who strapped them on.

Also this week: our roundup of what's coming on late night TV, plus videos from last week's best late night performances.

It's cool, though—Matty B is seven years old. Also this week, Rush's epic 2112 comes to Guitar Hero.

What are the greatest "Thursday" songs in rock?

It can be overwhelming to sift through all the new music out there. So we do it for you. Our weekly look at what we love, and what you should love, too.

Each year, Major League Baseball teams invite artists to perform free post-game concerts. Here are the more intriguing shows from the first half of the season. And by the way, one team does it WAY better than anyone else. Hint: it's an AL East team.

Also this week: our roundup of what's coming on late night TV, plus videos from last week's best late night performances.

Also this week, an astonishing new ad starring Gary Numan and, um, cars, plus 77 drummers drumming beneath the Brooklyn Bridge.

What are the greatest "Wednesday" songs in rock?

It can be overwhelming to sift through all the new music out there. So we do it for you. Our weekly look at what we love, and what you should love, too.

Joe Elliott spoke with Blender to discuss his Mott The Hoople-inspired new band the Down 'n' Outz, the state of the industry today, and why those classic Def Leppard albums aren't (yet) on iTunes.

Also this week: our roundup of what's coming on late night TV, plus videos from last week's best late night performances.

Also this week, Charlize Theron saves Brandon Flowers' ass, and the Double Rainbow man gets a song.

The legendary Beatles engineer spoke to Blender about Sgt. Pepper (which has been transformed into a live show in Vegas starring Cheap Trick), recording techniques, and his thoughts on, gulp, ProTools.

It can be overwhelming to sift through all the new music out there. So we do it for you. Our weekly look at what we love, and what you should love, too.

What are the greatest "Tuesday" songs in rock?