How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.
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The Who
“Be Here Now” was a perfect disaster in many ways.
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is a massive platform. So when things go bad, they can end careers.
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.
When done right, concept albums can be career enhancing. Or they can be disasters.
Is U2 out of touch?
Pearl Jam brought its Backspacer Tour to Madison Square Garden on May 20. What did I think of the show?
Limp Bizkit were everywhere in the late 90s/early 00s. Then they fell off the face of the earth.
Mark Knopfler writes his own ending to the Dire Straits story.
Once upon a time, concept albums were hip. It was a long time ago, back when the shower curtain wasn’t the only piece of vinyl in your house, and the only CDs were the ones issued by banks. If you were bored of singing the standard pop ditties about love, cars and having fun, then concept albums were the way to go. Artists like Pink Floyd, the Who and David Bowie wrote about serious issues like war, madness and consumerism and elevated themselves as artists.