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Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
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.
“Be Here Now” was a perfect disaster in many ways.
Nothing splits up a band faster or more effectively than money.
Lip syncing and not performing on albums are nothing new. But when Milli Vanilli did it, people lost their minds.
Gary Barlow was supposed to be the next George Michael. Compared to Robbie Williams, he might as well have been Andrew Ridgeley. What happened?
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is a massive platform. So when things go bad, they can end careers.
Eric Clapton’s re-invention as a COVID-skeptic and anti-vaxxer has spilled into his music.
R.E.M.’s “Three-Legged Dog” Era produced some good music. It also gave us this terrible album.
Pearl Jam was about to be the next U2 or Led Zeppelin. But then they took a page out of Neil Young’s book.
Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.
We’ve seen several careers come to an end on (or above) the stage of the MTV Video Music Awards.
How an iconic, generation-defining song helped break up the band that recorded it.
Garth Brooks conquered country. Then he tried to cross over into pop-rock. Kind of. It’s still really confusing — even 22 years later.