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: 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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Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
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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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When is a hit album not a hit album? When it is Adore.
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It’s hard enough to follow up a great debut album– especially if you rush out a terrible second album.
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Taylor Dayne was one of the biggest hitmakers of her era. Then she tried her hand at songwriting…
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80’s star Bryan Adams beat the odds and thrived in the 90s. Then came this album.
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How do you replace the irreplaceable? You don’t — but INXS sure tried.
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Pearl Jam brought its Backspacer Tour to Madison Square Garden on May 20. What did I think of the show?
Lip syncing and not performing on albums are nothing new. But when Milli Vanilli did it, people lost their minds.
Was Billy Idol ahead of his time with Cyberpunk? Of course. But that doesn’t mean the album is good or deserved to be successful.
Mark Knopfler writes his own ending to the Dire Straits story.
Scott Weiland was one of the best front-men of his generation.