“Be Here Now” was a perfect disaster in many ways.
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Nothing splits up a band faster or more effectively than money.
We’ve seen several careers come to an end on (or above) the stage of the MTV Video Music Awards.
Gary Barlow was supposed to be the next George Michael. Compared to Robbie Williams, he might as well have been Andrew Ridgeley. What happened?
How an iconic, generation-defining song helped break up the band that recorded it.
Eric Clapton’s re-invention as a COVID-skeptic and anti-vaxxer has spilled into his music.
Garth Brooks conquered country. Then he tried to cross over into pop-rock. Kind of. It’s still really confusing — even 22 years later.
Pearl Jam was about to be the next U2 or Led Zeppelin. But then they took a page out of Neil Young’s book.
The Cars tried to go back-to-basics with “Door to Door.” Instead, they broke up for decades.
Katy Perry was one of the most reliable hit machines in music– until “Witness” happened.
Limp Bizkit were everywhere in the late 90s/early 00s. Then they fell off the face of the earth.
Lip syncing and not performing on albums are nothing new. But when Milli Vanilli did it, people lost their minds.
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is a massive platform. So when things go bad, they can end careers.
R.E.M.’s “Three-Legged Dog” Era produced some good music. It also gave us this terrible album.
Sugar Ray was, perhaps, the ultimate party band of the late 90s/early 00s. Then the party ended.