Lewis Lapham Music Reviews

Lewis Lapham didn't even have to wait for the 2004 Republican National Convention to occur before reporting on the events that occurred there.

Now, Maxxim magazine's music critic has given a poor review to an album that he hadn't even heard.

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 two-and-a-half stars out of five. The band posted an exasperated statement on its Web site last week saying 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."