Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
Beyond the Byline
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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.
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(Legal) Career Killers: “Alone Again” by Biz Markie
by Victor Liby Victor LiBiz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.
In honor of the upcoming World Cup, here are some of my coins from previous tournaments.
I’ve enjoyed collecting Hard Times Tokens for many years now. These are some of the more notable ones in my collection.
I really thought it was going to be easy.