Like most of you on the Thursday before a long weekend I’ve already turned my brain off, but luckily there are some more dedicated bloggers out there who haven’t - so let’s check in and see what they’ve got for us….

• Cover Lay Down steps into the ring with songs about boxing
• Brooklyn Vegan shares an interview with Tom Waits by Tom Waits
• Speaking of Mr. Waits, ScarJo might be appearing at a festival near you
• Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters and the Flaming Lips will pay tribute to The Who at this year’s VH1 Rock Honors in July at UCLA’s Pauley Pavillion
  
• The Moldy Peaches want you to stay at the Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas
• List Time: Top Ten X-Rated Album Covers (our list was better)
  
• Pink Floyd won the Polar Music Prize - yeah I’ve never heard of it either

Finally, this one is for those of you out there who are fans of Moons Over My Hammy, Heartland Scramble and of course the classic Grand Slam, but wished they had cooler names. Those crusty graveyard shift waitresses at Denny’s will now have to take your order from their new Rock Star Menus. The restaurant chain has asked Taking Back Sunday, The All-American Rejects, Eagles of Death Metal and Plain White T’s to contribute to the menu.

One of the odder releases hitting record store shelves in a few short weeks is Anywhere I Lay My Head - the debut album from hottie starlet Scarlett Johansson. The odd part isn’t the fact that an actress is putting out a record, it’s the fact that this project consists solely of Tom Waits covers.

While ScarJo may be able to read the phone book and make it sound sexy, we’re not too sure about her singing chops. Check out her debut video for Falling Down, a song that first appeared on Big Time, and see for yourself:

I won’t pass full judgment until hearing the entire album, but that’s slightly painful. Give a listen to the original - which is equally rough sounding, but in a good way. Well, that is if you dig Tom Waits and his Cookie Monster-esque vocals.

In other Waits news, the singer-songwriter held a mock press conference this morning to announce tour dates that in his words “the route forms the constellation Hydra.” Apparently NYC doesn’t fit into the constellation for now.