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Jesus of Cool: Michael Jackson’s Crossover Nightmare
Did Michael Jackson break the music industry? Jon Cummings examines the damage in this week's Jesus of Cool
Read More »Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’80s
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
Read More »Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’70s
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
Read More »Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’60s
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
Read More »We Wuz Robbed! Great Number 2 Hits of the ’50s
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
Read More »Don Dixon and Marti Jones LIVE!: The Official Bootleg
For a few precious years in the late 1980s and early ’90s, the most communal experience on the pop touring circuit was a family affair. Recording artist-producer Don Dixon and his wife, the singer-songwriter
Read More »Jesus of Cool: Robert Hazard’s Philly Rock ‘n’ Roll
My brief tenure as a resident of Philadelphia, from 1990 to ’92, coincided with a period of remarkable growth for the Hard Rock Cafe chain of restaurants. The chain’s cofounders, Isaac Tigrett and Peter
Read More »Jesus of Cool: Kay Hanley & the Pussycats
Editor’s note: What follows is no less than the third column that Popdose writer Jon Cummings has attempted to wring out of a single interview last fall with former Letters to Cleo vocalist Kay
Read More »Jesus of Cool: Why Hannah Montana is So AWESOME!!!
Almost exactly a year ago on this site, my esteemed Popdose colleague Dw. Dunphy closed a column by asking, “What has modernity offered you? Hannah Montana?” He was concluding a well-considered paean to vinyl-record
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