http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself Hey kids, Gawker is still up and running! Crazy, right? But they do have an interesting story up here about how Maxim magazine (which is still publishing, too!) ran a review of the latest Black Crowes album (who knew they... Copyright 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:24:57 -0800 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:16:51 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I learned when I used to review music that you don't have to listen to it to form an opinion: fonts, band photos, song titles, cover art and knowing the genre usually works and can eliminate the tedious "listening" part.

]]> Jason Josephes http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself#c945714 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself#c945714 Media Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:00:34 -0800 crazy like a fox.

]]> josh http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself#c945719 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself#c945719 Media Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:03:31 -0800 the AV Club had a better write up about this, and a review of the album:
Here

]]> gillsans http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself#c945858 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself#c945858 Media Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:58:37 -0800 But really, does a Black Crowes album need reviewing? 2 1/2 stars is a perfect middle ground choice and Maxim couldn't go wrong picking it.

]]> laterite http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself#c946029 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself#c946029 Media Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:09:33 -0800 Didn't the Stranger have a music writer a few years back who confessed that for years she'd been writing reviews of shows she'd attended but couldn't remember the next morning due to her alcoholic blackouts?

]]> Tiktok http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself#c946060 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/it_reviews_itself#c946060 Media Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:16:51 -0800