Reviews

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

Kevin Federline was good at dancing, marrying well and being a WWE heel. But a rapper? Not so much…

Remember David Spade’s “look children, it’s a falling star” joke about Eddie Murphy on SNL?

This time, the falling star is Justin Timberlake.

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.

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

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

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

Eric Clapton’s re-invention as a COVID-skeptic and anti-vaxxer has spilled into his music.

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