Rock Daily celebrated July Fourth by examining renditions of “The Star-Spangled Banner”: the good, the bad, and of course, the ugly. Ted Nugent had a few things to say about hippies, drugs, abortion and divorce. ’70s band The Rubinoos realized Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend” kinda sounded like one of their own tracks. Van Halen toyed with our emotions by appearing to be preparing for that reunion tour. Lars Ulrich reported that Metallica’s next album should be ready for release in early 2008.