Rock Daily can’t get enough “Thriller” re-creations, so we had to share this new one via France, where the power of Michael Jackson and zombies brings together jocks, geeks, stoners and goths at a college big enough to nail down a single take of the song. The real question: how does it compare to the Filipino prisoners?

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In an attempt to revive the music video, Pete Wentz has created FNMTV, a bizarre combination of the VMAs, TRL and sadly deceased Making the Video that features the premieres of new clips. Friday night’s debut seemed like more of a celebration of awkwardness than the art of lip synching and cheesy acting, though.

Exhibit A: Wentz’s repeated references to his wife and (impending) kid lead Snoop to suck on a plastic nipple; the audience disses Snoop’s video … while he’s still standing there being interviewed.

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Amy Winehouse spent this afternoon passing out ice pops to children through the window of her London apartment. Thanks to the standard set by Mariah Carey on a July 2001 episode of TRL, that makes the British singer somewhere between “exhausted” and “batshit.”

“Llanview, what it do?” asked Snoop Dogg, shouting out the fictional town on soap One Life to Live before launching into “Sensual Seduction” this week (he was also kind enough to remix the show’s theme song). “I’ve been a fan of One Life to Live since I was a baby,” Snoop reportedly said at the time his appearance was announced. “My momma always had it on the tube in the crib growing up.” New high for the Doggfather, or an all-time low? You be the judge.

To celebrate the release of Iron Man in theaters tomorrow, we’re giving away one LG gold-plated, limited edition Iron Man phone (check out the photo above). If you live in the continental U.S. and are over 18, send an e-mail to contests@rollingstone.com with your full name, age, address and phone number to enter. All entries must be received by 11:59p.m. next Thursday, May 8th, and only one entry is allowed per person. Read the full rules after the jump, and check back tomorrow for Peter Travers’ summer movie preview.
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Summer is here, and Peter Travers is ready to run down all the most hotly-anticipated blockbusters of the season. Click here for the Rolling Stone film critic’s take on The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Get Smart, Tropic Thunder and more.

Around the corner is Earth Day…and 4/20. Two very green days for two very different reasons. To mark these highest of holidays, this Rock List is dedicated to earth-friendly, tree-loving songs, the color green and songs about other activities. No matter what your concept of “green” is, tell us your picks and, depending how we’re feeling on Monday the 21st, we’ll gather the information and reveal your picks. Before you go outside to sit in the shade or go down to the corner bodega for some Swisher Sweets, check out our picks:

• Elvis Costello – “Green Shirt”
• Johnny Cash – “Green, Green Grass of Home”
• Sublime – “Smoke Two Joints”
• The Good, The Bad and The Queen – “Green Fields”
• Weezer – “Hash Pipe” (from the Green Album — bonus points!)

Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more.

Mariah Carey, “Touch My Body” [R. Kelly Remix]
In this Mariah remix, Kells visits the club, boasts about his player status and drops the name of his new album. Strangely, he does not sing the line “If there’s a camera up in here…” You’d think he’d give that one special emphasis.

Estelle featuring Kanye West, “American Boy” [Stockholm Syndrome Remix]
In this remix, London R&B singer gets sliced, scattered, twisted and diced. Which, apparently, is also a way you can order eggs at a Waffle House.

Bruce Springsteen featuring Alejandro Escovedo, “Always a Friend” [Live in Houston]
Proof Bruce isn’t just palling around with Arcade Fire and the National: here’s a searing performance of “Always a Friend” with legendary vocalist and guitarist Alejandro Escovedo. (more…)

What It Is: A sweet looking pair of headphones that features an SD card slot that allows you to drag and drop music files directly onto the card for loading into the unit.

Who It’s For: People who want music on the go but would rather skip carring around an MP3 player. (more…)

Swedish songbird El Perro Del Mar, Philadelphia noisemongers Man Man and throwback new wave junkies Cut Copy are all blog hits, but do they stand up to the scrutiny of Hit or Hype? Check out this week’s entry over at the Breaking blog.

Entries are now being accepted for Rolling Stone’s 33rd Annual College Journalism Competition. The categories are Entertainment Reporting (reporting on popular music, film or television, including artist profiles and interviews), Feature Writing (stylishly written narratives and profiles that illuminate issues and trends), and Essays and Criticism (commentary, including expressions of opinion and humor, on any subject). The editors of Rolling Stone judge the entries. A $2,500 prize is awarded in each category. Entries must have been published in a college student newspaper or magazine between June 1, 2007 and May 30, 2008. The entrant must have been enrolled as a full- or part-time student at the time that his or her entry was published. Entries must be received by June 15, 2008. Winners will be announced in a fall issue. Go here to download an entry form.

What It Is: A Bluetooth-powered headphone and hub system for your MP3-capable cell phone.

Who It’s For: Anybod who has a fancy new music-playing phone but doesn’t want to be bothered with propriatary headphones or wires. (more…)

Martin Scorsese’s new Rolling Stones concert film Shine a Light is the latest entry in a long career of films fueled by the energy and passion of rock and roll. Peter Travers takes a look at Scorsese’s musical history, from Gimme Shelter and The Last Waltz to Casino and The Departed. Click here for the full take from the Rolling Stone film critic.

The liner notes in the CD booklet of Heavy Music (Beatville) by Sweden’s Soulshake Express are almost forty years old, borrowed (with a credit) from the back of the Jeff Beck Group’s 1969 howitzer-guitar classic, Beck-Ola: “Today, with all the hard competition in the music business, it’s almost impossible to come up with anything totally original. So we haven’t. However, at the time this album was made, the accent was on heavy music.” If you’re going to quote from the best, you’d better be a bruiser yourself, and the Soulshake Express — singer-guitarist David Eriksson, guitarist Marcus Andersson, bassist Robert Schlyter, drummer Joakim Eriksson and organist Martin Hammar — make all the right noises, as if they were born and raised under the floorboards at Detroit’s Grande Ballroom. If they don’t do it live already, the Express should cover Bob Seger’s crushing 1967 single “Heavy Music.” They’ve got what it takes.

Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more.

The Roots ft. Patrick Stump, “Birthday Girl” [Axed Track]
We know, this leaked a while ago. But let’s take one last run through this track, just excised from the Roots’ forthcoming album, before it vanishes into history’s dustbin forever. Meanwhile in New Jersey, Gerard Way wonders why Common has suddenly stopped returning his calls.

Various Artists, “Remix Sunday” [Mixtape]
Nonstop dance party featuring amped-up remixes of the Streets, 50 Cent, Michael Jackson and Portishead. Sadly, they are not all on the same song.

Blu & Exile, “Blue Collar Worker” [Video]
In case you haven’t figured it out, Single Minded has a fetish for a very particular sound of hip-hop. We wait anxiously for the day when the world will embrace the brilliance of Blu & Exile. In the meantime, enjoy this video like it’s your own little secret. (more…)