Jamie Walters was poised to be the next big star. Instead, he ended up a pop music oddity: the double one-hit wonder. Becoming the Ike Turner of the Beverly Hills 90210-verse will do that to you.
Take That
“Return of the Mack” should have made Mark Morrison into a star and not a one-hit wonder. Unfortunately, he just couldn’t stay out of trouble.
Remember David Spade’s “look children, it’s a falling star” joke about Eddie Murphy on SNL?
This time, the falling star is Justin Timberlake.
Less than a year after I hit 500 libraries, I’m pleased to announce Nixon in New York has now hit the 1,000 mark.
Gary Barlow was supposed to be the next George Michael. Compared to Robbie Williams, he might as well have been Andrew Ridgeley. What happened?
J.C. Chasez was always the talented one in NSYNC. But this album ensured he’d never measure up to the other guy.
Kudos to Take That for trying something (a little) different the usual “Greatest Hits” anniversary package.
I love Take That. But I didn’t love Wonderland. Then again, that doesn’t really matter anymore.
Between leaving 1D and allegations of infidelity and substance abuse, Zayn Malik had a lot to sing about. So, how did he do?
I’m surprised at how much I enjoyed this album.
“Wow, that new One Direction song is pretty catchy.”
Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
How record label politics, changing times, deteriorating personal relationships and splitting with hitmaking songwriters and producers ended Boyz II Men’s run as chart-topping hitmakers.
Is U2 out of touch?
I recently went to London to cover the 800th anniversary celebration of the sealing (no, King John never signed it- but I bet he still had that sourpuss expression on his face) of the Magna Carta for the ABA Journal.
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