Rolling Stone Thursday January 3, 2007

TODAY'S TOP ROCK HEADLINES

THE TWENTY-FIVE BEST ALBUM COVERS OF 2007: BJÖRK, WILCO, KANYE WEST AND MORE Click HERE to check out the twenty-five best album covers of 2007, as voted on by RS readers.

NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE: VELVET REVOLVER, PARAMORE, MARY J. BLIGE Click HERE to see photos of Paramore and Mary J. Blige on MTV, Velvet Revolver in New York City and other rockers celebrating the start of 2008.

IN THE STUDIO: THE MARS VOLTA As the Mars Volta prepare to release their fourth album later this month, guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez says "the concept was to make a more aggressive, vital record." Click HERE for more, including which other artists influenced the sound of The Bedlam in Goliath.

RADIOHEAD RELEASE NEW VIDEO, RESPOND TO EMI Radiohead debuted the slow-motion video for "Nude" during their New Year's Eve broadcast, and before '07 was finished Thom Yorke had also responded to former label EMI's allegations that Radiohead wanted "loads of cash" to re-sign to their contract. Click HERE to check out the video and for more band news.

BREAKING ARTIST: BODIES OF WATER Click HERE to meet the latest RS Breaking Artist, gospel-tinged rock quartet Bodies of Water.

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TODAY'S PICKS

DAILY TRACK: John Fogerty — "Gunslinger" Armed with Creedence-y twang, Fogerty turns Bush's love for Wild West demagoguery against him, yearning for some frontier justice to tame the "wild-eyed bunch" running the country. Click HERE for more on this and the other tracks that made Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

DAILY VIDEO: Breaking Artist — Bodies of Water

DAILY REVIEW: Against Me! — New Wave On this major-label debut, these Florida punks truly capitalize on the righteous anger they have long been known for, turning out tight, gloriously propulsive raveups that aren't afraid to be a little catchy. Click HERE for more on this and the other albums that made Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.

ARTIST OF THE DAY: WILCO The complete ROLLINGSTONE.COM archive includes videos, photos, interviews, reviews, and more.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Stephen Stills, 63 John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, 62 TODAY'S ROCK ON TV (ALL TIMES EST) NBC 11:35pm - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: RIHANNA 12:35am - Late Night with Conan O'Brien: JOHN MAYER TRIO 1:35am - Last Call with Carson Daly: ALICIA KEYS CBS 11:35pm - Late Show with David Letterman: SHAKIRA 12:35am - Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE