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CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
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LETTERS
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THE CALL: This Headline Contains No Puns
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CHRISTINA AMPHLETT
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DIRT WORK BEHIND THE SCENES
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ROCK ’N’ ROLL NEWS
Yes, but is it a rock? When rock artists go more than three years between albums, I tend to write ’em off as Missing: Inaction, but there are always exceptions. Some musicians need to lead semi-normal lives for awhile in order to write their strongest material.