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Jesus of Cool: The Worst Number One Songs of the ’00s
The difference between journalism and history is, of course, time and perspective – as I’ve been reminded over the last few months, as I’ve presumptuously taken it upon myself to identify the Worst Number
Read More »Jesus of Cool: The Worst Number One Songs of the ’90s
Man, I’ve got a headache. Maybe it’s a hangover from the most recent installment in this series, when so many readers joined me in sifting through the effluvial of the ’80s that I briefly
Read More »Jesus of Cool: The Worst Number One Songs of the ’80s
Something’s come over me as I’ve contemplated this, the fourth edition of what promises to be a six-part series (the invention of time travel seeming unlikely before I conclude, sometime around Memorial Day). My
Read More »Jesus of Cool: The Worst Number One Songs of the ’70s
It’s time for the third installment in our six-part series (assuming I finish before the end of the decade) documenting the most putrid pabulum of the rock era. And this time it’s personal. As
Read More »Jesus of Cool: The Worst Number One Songs of the ’60s
You’d think that slogging through the detritus of the 1960s would be a more delicate maneuver than slinging the shite of the ’50s. You’d be mistaken. The Sixties were the baby boom’s golden era,
Read More »Jesus of Cool: The Worst #1 Hits of The ’50s
Welcome to the first installment of an occasional series that dares you to wallow in the very worst of the very best — or best-selling, at least — singles from what Casey Kasem used
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