How a mysterious lawsuit exposed long-running fault lines between Hall & Oates.
Career Killers
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Saw a funny thread certain Todd In The Shadows’ Trainwreckords as “Simpsons” memes. So I did the same with some of my Career Killers.
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Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
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(Legal) Career Killers: Michael Jackson v. Sony and the People of the State of California.
How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.
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Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
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(Legal) Career Killers: The Lovin’ Spoonful, Buffalo Springfield and Pot Busts.
Remember when marijuana was seen as a dangerous, illegal gateway drug? It helped kill two seminal 60s bands.
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How the Mann Act took down the “Father of Rock & Roll.”
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
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Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
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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.
How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
(Legal) Career Killers: R. Kelly and RICO, The Mann Act, Sex Abuse Laws, Child Pornography, Child Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor Laws…
R. Kelly seemed untouchable. But then “Surviving R. Kelly” hit the airwaves.
George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.