How the Mann Act took down the “Father of Rock & Roll.”
George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
Thanks to whoever thought my retro-review of Chinese Democracy was worth linking to in Wikipedia. Hopefully they’ll start citing my “Career Killers” series more.
In honor of the upcoming World Cup, here are some of my coins from previous tournaments.
I’ve enjoyed collecting Hard Times Tokens for many years now. These are some of the more notable ones in my collection.
“Be Here Now” was a perfect disaster in many ways.
My 2021 feature about how Law & Order has influenced how people view the legal system got a nice shout-out on last night’s episode …
Nothing splits up a band faster or more effectively than money.
Lip syncing and not performing on albums are nothing new. But when Milli Vanilli did it, people lost their minds.
My latest feature examines sleazy, incompetent, and ethically-challenged lawyers in pop culture.
Gary Barlow was supposed to be the next George Michael. Compared to Robbie Williams, he might as well have been Andrew Ridgeley. What happened?
How #Pogback turned into #Pogbye. At least he made plenty of #Pogbank along the way.
Who is Betinho? And why was he suddenly added to our active roster?
Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.
I really thought it was going to be easy.
We’ve seen several careers come to an end on (or above) the stage of the MTV Video Music Awards.
If you’re head of state, you’ll be on coins– even if you last about as long as “The Chevy Chase Show.”
How an iconic, generation-defining song helped break up the band that recorded it.