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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

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

Dw. Dunphy On… Drawing

Dw. Dunphy April 2, 2009 8

There was a period of time during junior high and high school when I was convinced music wouldn’t be a part of my life. I couldn’t afford to get a guitar or a keyboard,

Sugar Water: Break On Through (To Another Side of Acting)

Robert Cass February 10, 2009 27

“A liar lies and a thief steals from you, but a hustler gives you something that you don’t mind parting with your money for. You’re entertained by the meal or the sex or the

Happy Birthday to the King

Ken Shane January 8, 2009 0

Elvis Presley would have been 74 years old today. As famous as he was in life, he’s achieved immortality in death. He may be bigger now than ever. Visitors still flock to Graceland in

Mix Six: “Vertical Tasting, 1959-2009″

Ted Asregadoo January 6, 2009 3

DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Living where I do (the San Francisco Bay Area), the Napa Valley is quite close to my abode.Â If you’ve ever been to a winery (or participated in a

Steve Foley, Elvis Presley, and America

Darren Robbins August 27, 2008 15

This past weekend, drummer Steve Foley passed away at the age of 49. Foley, of course, is best known for replacing Chris Mars in the Replacements for their final tour in 1991 after years