Spandau Ballet was supposed to be the exception to the rule that money breaks up bands. Then three band members sued for songwriting royalties…
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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?
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(Legal) Career Killers: No Stay of Execution for Death Row Records Thanks to Criminal Probes and Bankruptcy.
A fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas had serious consequences for Death Row Records.
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The sequel to Gigli that no one wanted.
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Andrew Ridgeley finds out that it’s not so easy without George Michael by his side.
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Career Killers — Mass Murderers Edition: How Dr. Dre Killed a Bunch of Careers
Dr. Dre’s 1992 classic, The Chronic, did more than make him a megastar. It also fundamentally changed music.
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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.
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Be Here Now was a perfect disaster in many ways.
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Lip syncing and not performing on albums are nothing new. But when Milli Vanilli did it, people lost their minds.
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We’ve seen several careers come to an end on (or above) the stage of the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Gary Barlow was supposed to be the next George Michael. Compared to Robbie Williams, he might as well have been Andrew Ridgeley. What happened?
Rock stars like writing about young or underage girls. But what happens when you cross the line from fantasy to reality?
Kevin Federline was good at dancing, marrying well and being a WWE heel. But a rapper? Not so much…
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.
Nothing splits up a band faster or more effectively than money.