Career Killers

At the height of the grunge era, David Lee Roth released a new-sound record boasting more mature and introspective lyrics. Would America embrace the older and wiser Diamond Dave?

A fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas had serious consequences for Death Row Records.

The sequel to Gigli that no one wanted.

Andrew Ridgeley finds out that it’s not so easy without George Michael by his side.

What do John Fogerty and Kobe Bryant have in common?

“Return of the Mack” should have made Mark Morrison into a star and not a one-hit wonder. Unfortunately, he just couldn’t stay out of trouble.

Dr. Dre’s 1992 classic, The Chronic, did more than make him a megastar. It also fundamentally changed music.

Did Yoko, personal tensions or the loss of their manager break up the Beatles? Or was it the lawyers? (It’s usually the lawyers.)

How a mysterious lawsuit exposed long-running fault lines between Hall & Oates.

Saw a funny thread depicting some Todd In The Shadows’ Trainwreckords as “Simpsons” memes. So I tried it with some of my Career Killers.