How a mysterious lawsuit exposed long-running fault lines between Hall & Oates.
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Got a “Blank Space” on your class schedule? Learn all about “The 1” and only Taylor Swift!
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Saw a funny thread certain Todd In The Shadows’ Trainwreckords as “Simpsons” memes. So I did the same with some of my Career Killers.
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How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
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(Legal) Career Killers: Michael Jackson v. Sony and the People of the State of California.
How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.
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(Legal) Career Killers: R. Kelly and RICO, The Mann Act, Sex Abuse Laws, Child Pornography, Child Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor Laws…
R. Kelly seemed untouchable. But then “Surviving R. Kelly” hit the airwaves.
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(Legal) Career Killers: The Lovin’ Spoonful, Buffalo Springfield and Pot Busts.
Remember when marijuana was seen as a dangerous, illegal gateway drug? It helped kill two seminal 60s bands.
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How the Mann Act took down the “Father of Rock & Roll.”
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George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
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Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
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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.
Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
Victor, you just tested negative for COVID. What are you going to do now? I’m going to see Depeche Mode at the United Center! …
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?