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Greatest Un-Hits: Neneh Cherry, “Buddy X” (1993)

Brian Boone February 9, 2011 9

A look at songs that aren’t necessarily good or bad, merely ones that, because of the climate of the music world during their release, somehow, someway, were not the massive hit songs they should

Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 99

Dave Steed April 14, 2010 37

We’re almost in triple digits, but first we have to get through some more artists whose names begin with the letter W. Enjoy more tracks that failed to crack the Top 40 on the

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

CD Review: Vanessa Williams, “The Real Thing”

Robert Cass June 2, 2009 1

It’s been more than 25 years since Vanessa Williams was crowned the first black Miss America. But once nude pictures of the former photographer’s assistant were published without her consent in Penthouse magazine in

Political Culture: Beauty Queens, Bigotry … and Ambivalence

Jon Cummings April 23, 2009 13

It may be that only an event like this could have propped up that downward-spiraling phenomenon, the beauty pageant: An out-and-proud celebrity gossip-monger asking a comely Californian how she feels about gay marriage, and

CHART ATTACK! #23: 3/14/92

Robert Cass March 16, 2007 87

Note from Jason: We’re into week three of me pawning my work off onto others for our guest-written Chart Attack! series. Sure, we all know Robert from his astute post comments — you know,