With reports of The King of Pop's financial troubles continuing to moonwalk all over the press, it's hard to feel sorry for the middle aged superstar, considering he hasn't really seemed to try to work out his issues - literally. You'd think a guy like Michael Jackson could do a few concerts and collect the $212,963 that's reportedly outstanding on his $23,212,963 mortgage on his sprawling ranch north of Santa Barbara. This summer Pollstar......

Despite his recent slash amazing drunken video release, David Hasselhoff was granted sole custoday of his two teenage daughters - CBC Skating with Celebrities star Kristy Swanson pulls a Tanya Harding and was arrested for assaulting her boyfriend (and former skating partner's) ex- wife - People Angelina Jolie and the kids take a fathers day shopping trip - She also speaks about potentially repairing her estranged relationship with her own father Jon Voight - Just......

Just cause Angelina Jolie is lady on the street doesn't mean she still isn't a freak in the bed - National Enquirer Shar Jackson denies reports she's carrying K-Fed's fifth child - US Weekly Katie Holmes gets same haircut as her bestie Victoria Beckham - Daily Mail New Couple Alert- Jen Aniston and sexy British model Paul Sculfor, plans to adopt in the works? - Daily Mail Isaiah Washington is fired and miffed - Entertainment......

Killswitch Engage, DragonForce (above) @ Wiltern Rod Stewart @ Staples KRS-One @ Malibu Inn Badly Drawn Boy @ El Rey Apples in Stereo, Page France, Headlights @ Spaceland Ann Magnuson @ Amoeba Ozomatli @ Key Club The Radiators @ The Mint Antibalas, The Lions @ The Troubadour The Cheat, Party Fowl, Cherri Mob @ Mr. T's Bowl Army of Freshman, The Transit War, Schoolyard Heroes @ The Knitting Factory Street Drum Corps, Gents, Goes......

Bloc Party, The Like @ The Wiltern Rod Stewart @ Staples Center Amy Winehouse @ Spaceland canceled Richard Cheese (above) @ The Derby Evidence @ Amoeba Michael Penn @ Largo Stars & Scars, Oso, The Mirrors @ The Good Hurt Time Flys, The Nice Boys, Birds of Avalon, Sweet Evil @ The Scene The Tender Box, The After Midnight Project, The Hedrons, The Scanners @ Key Club The Helio Sequence, Dirty on Purpose, Besnard......

1843 - Frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915) 1836 - Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902) 1865 - Mary Ingalls, elder sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928) 1924 - Max Roach, American drummer and composer 1939 - Sal Mineo, American actor (d. 1976) 1942 - Walter Hill, American film director 1943 - Jim Croce, American singer (d. 1973) 1945 - Rod Stewart, English singer 1948 - Donald Fagen, American keyboardist 1949......

Tom Waits turned 57 today. LA's own gravel-voiced minstrel got his start at the Troubador in 1970 and gained commercial success primarily through other artists covering his tunes, for example, the Eagles (the Eagles!!!) covering "Ol' 55" on their On the Border album. Later his songs were covered by the likes of Bruce Springsteen ("Jersey Girl"), Rod Stewart ("Downtown Train"), and even the Ramones ("I Don't Wanna Grow Up"). This is an artist who......

Madonna wants a new toilet seat at each arena for her current world tour. "The seat has to be inspected by her people, then installed - with an unbroken seal - by plumbers before every gig." - IDLYITW Lindsay Lohan rushed to the hospital. "She was overheated and dehydrated," Lohan's rep told the press today. "She was filming in 105-degree weather for 12 hours." - The Insider Surprise! Nicole Kidman looks pretty good in......

File this one under "not that we care that much": Though Jessica Simpson has often been dinged in the media for being well, a dingbat -- LAist can never ever look at a can of Chicken of the Sea in the same way again -- she was brilliant at image control this weekend. (Yes, we did use Jessica Simpson and "brilliant" in the same sentence.) Our favorite former newlyweds, Simpson and Nick Lachey, were......