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ARE HITS LEGIT?
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R.E.M.
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The Beat Goes On
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Rock 'n' Roll News
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Christgau Consumer Guide
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It was another typical afternoon at CREEM's posh eddytorial digs in luverly downtown Birmingham. Einsturzende Neubauten tapes blare, almost drowning out Bill Ho'ship, who is alternately hollering "He'p!" and "Yoohoo!" out the window at pedestrians below.