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Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’90s

Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’90s

Jon Cummings August 10, 2009 12

Welcome back to another edition of Jon Cummings' award-winning look at great #2 singles of the pop era! This week: hits from Sheryl Crow, Jewel, and God

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Jesus of Cool: eMusic is Dead! Long Live eMusic!

Jesus of Cool: eMusic is Dead! Long Live eMusic!

Jon Cummings August 3, 2009 19

Jon Cummings chats up eMusic CEO Danny Stein in this week's Jesus of Cool, talking about the ramifications of the site's new deal with Sony -- and what may be in store for eMusic

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Jesus of Cool: Michael Jackson’s Crossover Nightmare

Jesus of Cool: Michael Jackson’s Crossover Nightmare

Jon Cummings July 30, 2009 25

Did Michael Jackson break the music industry? Jon Cummings examines the damage in this week's Jesus of Cool

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Jesus of Cool: Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey Shamble Through the “Here and Now”

Jesus of Cool: Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey Shamble Through the “Here and Now”

Jon Cummings July 20, 2009 8

Erstwhile (and future) dB's Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey have a new record, a new tour, and all kinds of history to discuss with Jon Cummings in a new Popdose Interview

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Jesus of Cool: No-Soundtrack Monday

Jesus of Cool: No-Soundtrack Monday

Jon Cummings June 22, 2009 4

The ubiquity of the soundtrack album has rarely flagged over the six decades since the introduction of the long-playing record. Kelly Stitzel’s treasure-trove column Soundtrack Saturday brilliantly documents the height of the music and

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Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’80s

Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’80s

Jon Cummings June 15, 2009 19

Jon Cummings' ongoing look at great #2 hits in Billboard history moves into the '80s this week, with hit tracks from the Bangles, Journey, and Foreigner in the mix

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Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’70s

Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’70s

Jon Cummings June 1, 2009 7

Continuing his decade-by-decade look of great second-place finishes in pop music, Jon Cummings moves on to the '70s, including #2 hits from Lou Rawls, 10cc, and the King himself

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Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’60s

Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’60s

Jon Cummings May 18, 2009 9

Welcome to the second installment of an ongoing series celebrating songs that fell excruciatingly short of ascending to the top of Billboard’s pop singles chart. In the course of compiling and monitoring responses to

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Jesus of Cool: Of Local Radio, and a Sweet Virginia Breeze

Jesus of Cool: Of Local Radio, and a Sweet Virginia Breeze

Jon Cummings May 11, 2009 7

This week in Jesus of Cool, Jon Cummings looks back on that lost and long-forgotten phenomenon known as the local radio hit. His focus: the Robbin Thompson Band's "Candy Apple Red."

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We Wuz Robbed! Great Number 2 Hits of the ’50s

We Wuz Robbed! Great Number 2 Hits of the ’50s

Jon Cummings May 4, 2009 17

Last year, in the midst of compiling my “Worst Number One Songs of the Rock Era” series, I began contemplating the sad, sorry fate of those records that have come up just short of

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