Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
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How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.
R.E.M.’s “Three-Legged Dog” Era produced some good music. It also gave us this terrible album.
R.E.M.’s first appearance on “MTV Unplugged” shows a band on the rise Their second shows a band in decline.
Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
When R.E.M. released its underrated masterpiece, “New Adventures in Hi-Fi,” 20 years ago today, it felt like the end for the band. Turns out, it was.