Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
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litigation
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The Senator Robert Menendez case won’t be the first time in recent memory where numismatics or bullion played an important role.
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How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
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George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
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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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How Robin Thicke’s 2014 album about one Paula (Patton) had the effect of turning him into another Paula (Abdul).
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Career KillersMusicReviews
Career Killers: “The Spaghetti Incident?” and “Sympathy for the Devil” by Guns N’ Roses
A covers album and a single from Guns N’ Roses certainly sounded like a great idea at the time.
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My latest feature. In a lot of ways, this is the story I was born to write.
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Perhaps George Michael’s biggest legacy is that he was willing to walk away from fame because he was desperate for artistic credibility.
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Sung to the tune of Madonna’s “Vogue.”
Career KillersLawMusic
(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.
Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.
Editor’s note (06/13/2023): Updated to include current developments relating to ongoing war in Ukraine. When we think of the most accomplished and popular rock …
Should “The Devil’s Advocate” have made this month’s ABA Journal list of “The 25 Greatest Legal Movies” of all time? I think so…