
I'm taking off a little bit early today because I'm going to tape an appearance on NPR's Weekend All Things Considered , in which I will be quizzed about this year's contenders for Song Of The Summer, and why this summer's most-people-unifying songs probably weren't ones that came out this year, let alone this decade . (Michael Jackson, duh.) (Well, Michael Jackson and the ever-atomizing nature of "pop music," which is resulting in things like gym staples not getting anywhere near the pop charts and the Black Eyed Peas being the only force that can [...]