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What're the kids listening to nowadays, that's what I want to know.  I feel so old and jaded by this point.  I remember when Bach was penning his first minuets; I remember when John, Paul, George and Ringo were touching down in NYC for the first time.  I remember what it was like when the Goo Goo Dolls sang "And I don't want the world to see me/'Cause I don't think that they'd understand."  I remember when Rick Moranis was still in the public eye --

Wait.  What's that?  Rick Moranis is releasing….A NEW ALBUM?  He is?  Sweet!  Oh boy, this is good news.  Ever since he retired from the movie business or whatever since shrinking and blowing up his kids, the masterful comic actor Rick Moranis has all but disappeared, aside from releasing his debut LP The Agoraphobic Cowboy, a country tinged quasi-comedy LP, in 2005.  That album's much better than you might think it is, too.  It's actually quite good:  Moranis is a good musician and smart songwriter, as well as a fantastic actor.

So, the new album is called My Mother's Brisket & Other Love Songs and you can pre-order it at RickMoranis.com on May 21st.  I'm excited.  Will it be the album of the year?  Probably not.  But Rick Moranis is a treasure, and any gift he wants to give us mortals, whether it be a CD or a haircut, I'm stoked about it.

I leave you with:

This.

And this.

And finally, this.

God bless you, Mr. Moranis.

P.S. - After publishing this blog post, I read that the Chicago based label Drag City is releasing an Andy Kaufman comedy album.  His first!  Wow.  Good stuff in the comedy record business today!

You can always tell it's the middle of summer because the reality shows start to get even spicier. There are epic tantrums and even bigger fights than usual, and at least two terrifying blonde women who like screaming will always threaten to leave whatever show they're on. I love it. It's the best part of summer television, and TVgasm is right here to help you and me (but mostly me) keep up with it. 

This week:

First she was leaving, and then she totally wasn't and it was all a rumor, but now it's confirmed that J.Lo actually is leaving Idol forever. At least Randy is staying, so we can count on unconditional praise for the contestants, and the use of the word "dog" for a couple more years.

You know how everyone says that all reality shows are just the same formula-- a bunch of good-looking, opinionated people who like to characterize themselves as "strong and independent" forced to be in the same room for hours? Well, TVgasm broke down the six archetypes of reality TV for you. Go find out which one you are! 

Toddlers and Tiaras is back. FINALLY. I can finally get my fix of screaming infants in tutus and stage mothers who pretend their children love being stuffed into ridiculous outfits. TVgasm has the scoop on the new season, as well as some quality screenshots from the show. 

Remember: If you're ever confronted by someone from reality TV, don't freak out. They're more afraid of you than you are of them.

How I Met Your Mother premieres tonight. Who's the mother? WE STILL DON'T KNOW! But my friend and I have some theories because we are nerdy like that. He thinks Ted will marry Barney's sister (who we've never met). I think it'll be Felicia Day cause she was all up in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog with NPH, so, like, why not? She's also in Save the Supers, which has it's series finale this Wednesday, so I mean… she's got a pretty impressive resume under her belt; she could just play herself on the show and win Ted's heart. 

WE DIDN'T DIE IN THE MAYAN APOCALYPSE!!! HURRAY!!!

1. How appropriate that the trailer for Seth Rogen's apocalypse film This Is The End premiered so close to the end of the world.

2. Reserve Channel continues releasing the most interesting interviews I've ever seen. This week with Seth Meyers and the SNL Writers.

3. CBS renewed How I Met Your Mother, which I'm catching up on now, for a ninth season.

4. Jimmy Fallon and crew created a sequel to the classic "Who's On First?" bit and nailed it.

5. Our very own Captain Hippo put out a new Christmas sketch called The Santa Clause and like everything else Captain Hippo does, it's great.

Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Thankful we aren't dead. Tweet me @MrChrisDonahue