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    (Legal) Career Killers: The Lovin’ Spoonful, Buffalo Springfield and Pot Busts.

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer April 21, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer April 21, 2023

    Remember when marijuana was seen as a dangerous, illegal gateway drug? It helped kill two seminal 60s bands.

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    (Legal) Career Killers: Chuck Berry and the Mann Act

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer February 18, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer February 18, 2023

    How the Mann Act took down the “Father of Rock & Roll.”

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    (Legal) Career Killers: George Michael v. Sony

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer February 3, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer February 3, 2023

    George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.

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    (Legal) Career Killers: Geffen Records v. Don Henley

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer January 7, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer January 7, 2023

    Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?

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    (Legal) Career Killers: Michelle Branch and her Warner Bros. Contract

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 8, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 8, 2022

    Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.

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    (Legal) Career Killers: “Alone Again” by Biz Markie

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 18, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 18, 2022

    Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.

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  • Career KillersMusicReviews

    Career Killers: “Be Here Now” by Oasis

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer September 19, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer September 19, 2022

    “Be Here Now” was a perfect disaster in many ways.

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    Career Killers: “Girl You Know It’s True” by Milli Vanilli

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer August 26, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer August 26, 2022

    Lip syncing and not performing on albums are nothing new. But when Milli Vanilli did it, people lost their minds.

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    Career Killers: “Talk Show” by The Go-Go’s

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer August 26, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer August 26, 2022

    Nothing splits up a band faster or more effectively than money.

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    Career Killers: The MTV Video Music Awards

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer August 26, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer August 26, 2022

    We’ve seen several careers come to an end on (or above) the stage of the MTV Video Music Awards.

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    Career Killers: “Twelve Months, Eleven Days” by Gary Barlow

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer July 8, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer July 8, 2022

    Gary Barlow was supposed to be the next George Michael. Compared to Robbie Williams, he might as well have been Andrew Ridgeley. What happened?

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    Career Killers: “Take My Breath Away,” by Berlin

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 17, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 17, 2022

    How an iconic, generation-defining song helped break up the band that recorded it.

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    Career Killers: The Super Bowl Halftime Show

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer January 21, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer January 21, 2022

    The Super Bowl Halftime Show is a massive platform. So when things go bad, they can end careers.

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    Career Killers: “Garth Brooks In… The Life of Chris Gaines”

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 17, 2021
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 17, 2021

    Garth Brooks conquered country. Then he tried to cross over into pop-rock. Kind of. It’s still really confusing — even 22 years later.

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    Career Killers: “Around the Sun” by R.E.M.

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 10, 2021
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 10, 2021

    R.E.M.’s “Three-Legged Dog” Era produced some good music. It also gave us this terrible album.

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- Former Lawyer.

- Currently an Author, Journalist, Writer and Editor.

- Author of Nixon in New York: How Wall Street Helped Richard Nixon Win the White House, published in 2018.

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