Jimmy Kimmel apparently has this running segment on his show called “This Week In Unnecessary Censorship.” I ******* love it.

Antoine Dodson became an Internet celebrity almost over night. The auto-tuned remix of his original statement about the intruder in his home is amazing.

NPR has a thoughtful account of the evolution of Dodson’s fame.

Sometimes my iTunes ends up on a song I don’t remember at all and I’m amazed at what I find. “Lunar Sea” from Camera Obscura’s Underachievers Please Try Harder is a beautiful song. It reminds me of the theme song played over the opening credits of a movie or TV show. Maybe it’s because the song feels like it belongs to another time.

From Underachievers Please Try Harder:

“Lunar Sea”

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Admittedly, I was slow to warm up to MGMT. But now I think Oracular Spectacular is the best new album I’ve heard this year. The music is so eclectic; it’s kind of a jumble of the familiar (Prince, The Beatles, David Bowie, et al) and the strange. It has the youthful exuberance and humor of The Unicorns’ Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?, but it is much more accessible.

Last Friday night, I was in this bar. Some untenable hip-hop song with stupid lyrics like “Jesus may forgive you, but I won’t” or something was on the jukebox. The room was freaking languishing under the influence of this kill-joy song. I went to the jukebox and paid a dollar pick the next song. I played “Electric Feel” and the vibe in the room did a 180. People started dancing and laughing. It was great. I don’t know how the Summer Song is picked each year, but I think “Electric Feel” is a great contender.

From Oracular Spectacular:

“Time to Pretend”

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“Electric Feel”

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If you know the name of that Jesus song, please tell me.

Dolly Parton is playing Radio City Music Hall tonight. Frankly, I’m more excited than when the pope showed up a few weeks ago. (Who cares about the pope? Catholics?) I bet most New Yorkers would agree. What can I say about her that hasn’t already been written? She’s Dolly Parton!

To celebrate, here are some of my favorite songs by Dolly:

From The Rose and The Briar:

“Down From Dover”

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From The Essential Dolly Parton, Volume 2:

“Here You Come Again”

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“It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right”

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From Halos and Horns:

“Stairway to Heaven”

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