CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
IF A DOG ANSWERS
STRAIT TALK WITH MARK KNOPFLER
John Cougar Mellencamp
WE’LL MEAT AGAIN
Letters
The new Billy Idol album, Whiplash Smile, is slated for a January release—and Idol is describing it as a very personal album, coming on the heels of his break-up with his girlfriend of seven years, Perri Lister. Some of the titles reflect that mood: