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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. But the Maxim writer hadn’t heard the entire album because advance copies weren’t available. The Crowes’ manager, Pete Angelus, said the magazine explained that its review was an “educated guess.”
Maxim editorial director James Kaminsky stated Tuesday: “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 . . . and we apologize.”
The Associated Press
