balogna pogna Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 From jambands.com:The Black Crowes have stirred up controversy again, but this time the Robinson Brothers aren’t to blame. The reactivated group, and current Relix cover subject, has publicly spoken out against Maxim magazine for running a review of its new album, Warpaint, without actually listening to the disc. In an odd move, the group refused to send press advanced copies of Warpaint, leading Maxim to review the album based on an “educated guess.†Below, The Crowes respond to the scandal: How is it that a magazine can review an entire album--and assign a star rating to it--without actually hearing the album? Case in point: the “review†of Warpaint --the new album by THE BLACK CROWES--in the March issue of Maxim magazine. The writer--who has not heard the album since advance CDs were not made available--wrote what appears to be a disparaging assessment anyway, citing “it hasn’t left Chris Robinson and the gang much room for growth.†Incredulously, the magazine gave the album a two and a half star rating--although neither the writer nor the editor could have heard more than one song (the single “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolutionâ€). When approached for an explanation, the magazine described the review as “an educated guess preview.†Huh? Black Crowes manager Pete Angelus says, “Maxim's actions seem to completely lack journalistic integrity and intentionally mislead their readership. When confronted with the fact that they never heard the album they are claiming to 'review’ in their music section--with a star rating, no less--they attempt to explain that it was an 'educated guess.' In an email correspondence, Maxim went on to state: ‘Of course, we always prefer to (sic) hearing music, but sometimes there are big albums that we don’t want to ignore that aren’t available to hear, which is what happened with the Crowes. It’s either an educated guess preview or no coverage at all, so in this case we chose the former.’†Angelus continued, “It speaks directly to the lack of the publication’s credibility. In my opinion, it’s a disgrace to the arts, journalism, critics, the publication itself and the public. What’s next--Maxim's concert reviews of shows they never attended, book reviews of books never read and film reviews of films never seen?†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Mxims music spin off mag titled Blender once cited Primus, the Doors, and Blind Melon in their top 25 worst bands of all time. That should say a lot about their integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Mxims music spin off mag titled Blender once cited Primus, the Doors, and Blind Melon in their top 25 worst bands of all time. That should say a lot about their integrity.To me, those choices demonstrate good taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Listen Marco, not everyone lives and dies by Mariah Cary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 deja vu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balogna pogna Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 That's funny I knew I read Maxim doing this somewhere else but didn't realize it was the same album.Sorry for the double post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Brutal! but seriously, did anyone ever assume Maxim had any journalistic integrity? They are coffee table porn after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 coffee table porn Is there more from this genre? And that fucking nufunk add is driving me fucking nuts!!! jay, I think you're awesome but fuck man....that ad's gotta go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balogna pogna Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I've got the reviews written for the next three yet to be released AC/DC albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 don't forget your metallica reviews, i think you sent those off to me already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 coffee table porn Is there more from this genre? Yes Bokonon there is more in the Coffee Table porn genre' date=' for you to decorate your living room with. see... [img']http://www.hooterscard.com/images/items/hooters_mag.jpg and.. and this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Maxim apologizes for reviewing Black Crowes album without listening to it (MUSIC-Black-Crowes-Ma)Source: The Associated Press Feb 26, 2008 13:54 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------NEW YORK _ Maxim magazine has apologized for publishing a negative review of the Black Crowes' new album by a writer who hadn't listened to the whole CD. The review in Maxim's March issue gives the Crowes' ``Warpaint'' a rating of 2 1/2 stars out of five. The band posted an exasperated statement on its website last week, saying the Maxim writer hadn't heard the entire album because advance copies were not available. The Crowes' manager, Pete Angelus, said the magazine explained that its review was an ``educated guess.'' Maxim editorial director James Kaminsky responded Tuesday with this statement: ``It is Maxim's editorial policy to assign star ratings only to those albums that have been heard in their entirety. Unfortunately, that policy was not followed in the March 2008 issue of our magazine and we apologize to our readers.'' A spokeswoman for the magazine contacted by The Associated Press declined to say whether the writer would face disciplinary action. ``Warpaint,'' the Black Crowes' first album in seven years, is set for release March 4. The blues-rock group, fronted by Chris Robinson, has released only one song from the disc, ``Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution.'' The band's hits include ``Hard to Handle'' and ``She Talks to Angels.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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