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.
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Reviews
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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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You’d think that being the primary frontman of a boyband would be an excellent platform for solo superstardom. After all, it’s your voice on …
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The Super Bowl Halftime Show is a massive platform. So when things go bad, they can end careers.
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Eric Clapton’s re-invention as a COVID-skeptic and anti-vaxxer has spilled into his music.
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R.E.M.’s “Three-Legged Dog” Era produced some good music. It also gave us this terrible album.
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Pearl Jam was about to be the next U2 or Led Zeppelin. But then they took a page out of Neil Young’s book.
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Sugar Ray was, perhaps, the ultimate party band of the late 90s/early 00s. Then the party ended.
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Katy Perry was one of the most reliable hit machines in music– until “Witness” happened.
Nothing splits up a band faster or more effectively than money.
With Top Gun: Maverick flying up to the top of the box office charts, I figured it was worth looking at the first movie …
Garth Brooks conquered country. Then he tried to cross over into pop-rock. Kind of. It’s still really confusing — even 22 years later.
The Cars tried to go back-to-basics with “Door to Door.” Instead, they broke up for decades.