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Jesus of Cool: The Misfit Empowerment Project

Jon Cummings February 28, 2011 7

Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" exemplifies the shift among pop's reigning divas -- from P!nk to Katy to Ke$ha -- away from self-aggrandizement and toward messages of self-help aimed directly at their audiences. Jon

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Jesus of Cool: Breaking Up Is Easy To Do (Or, Why Miley Cyrus Is So AWFUL!)

Jon Cummings September 27, 2010 6

Sometimes an artist and her fans need to just, like, move on already. Here, the author's daughter (and her BFF) explain why the Party In The USA is so yesterday

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Jesus of Cool: “Glee Live” Defies Gravity, and Channels … the Brady Kids?

Jon Cummings May 25, 2010 13

The kids from Glee take their show off the air and onto the road. It's not for the uninitiated -- but for Gleeks it's a pleasure they needn't feel guilty about. Yet

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Jesus of Cool: Kelley Ryan’s New “Twist” on Girl-Pop

Jon Cummings May 3, 2010 0

The astroPuppees frontwoman steps into the light with a sunny album depicting the range of female experience, with help from her pals Don Dixon and Marti Jones

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Jesus of Cool: Don’t Believe “Don’t Believe the Hype Machine”

Jon Cummings April 29, 2010 37

Is the raging debate over the quality, value, and legitimacy of "democratized" music journalism merely the death rattle of the old-line cultural gatekeepers

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Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’00s

Jon Cummings October 26, 2009 0

My apologies to anyone who’s been waiting with bated breath for me to wrap up this series – is there any such person out there? I left off in early August, with my review

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Jesus of Cool: Popdose Picks the Beatles’ Best

Jon Cummings September 7, 2009 24

It's Beatles Week here at Popdose, and Jon Cummings kicks things off by leading the staff through a list of our personal Fab Four favorites

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Jesus of Cool: DJ Pete Fornatale Takes Woodstock Nostalgists “Back to the Garden”

Jon Cummings August 13, 2009 5

If you’ve visited your local Barnes & Noble or Borders lately, you may have noticed that Woodstock-related books have taken over display tables nationwide. Indeed, a cottage industry of tree-pulping has arisen to celebrate

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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!

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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