Maxim has extended a virtual olive branch in the direction of the Black Crowes, after the magazine copped to running a middling review of the band’s new album Warpaint before its reviewer even had a chance to listen to more than one song off it. “It is Maxim’s editorial policy to assign star ratings only to those albums that have been heard in their entirety,” editorial director James Kaminsky said in a statement on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, that policy was not followed in the March 2008 issue of our magazine and we apologize to our readers.” Apparently the writer of the review isn’t going to face any disciplinary action, but the “educated guess” policy outlined by a still-unnamed Maxim staffer in an e-mail to the Crowes’ label last week is probably being erased from the magazine’s stylebook right now. [AP / Photo: AP]
Maxim To The Black Crowes: “Sorry About That Sorta-Bad Review”
February 26th, 2008 // 2 Comments
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Note to Maxim: I never went to J-school or nothin’, but this kind of dustup could probably be avoided if “educated guess” “reviews” of albums that haven’t actually been heard were typically referred to instead as previews. Just sayin’.
When I open my journalism school, listening to no more than half a track from this (or any) Black Crowes album will certainly constitute a legitimate review.
Shark sandwich …