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The peeps over at Maxim have a lotta splaining to do. (Courtesy merfam@flickr.com)

So we at The Beat are in full understanding of laziness. In fact, we embrace it. However, Maxim must have hired either Homer Simpson or Al Bundy to write their music reviews because this guy was not serious, was he?

Apparently, he wrote a review about the Black Crowes latest album, "Warpaint" giving it 2.5 stars out of 5. Trouble was, it hadn't been released and the Black Crowes pointed out on their web site that there was no way he could have gotten a copy.

The Black Crowes' manager, Pete Angelus, said the magazine explained that its review was an "educated guess."

Maxim editorial director James Kaminsky responded with this statement: "It is Maxim's editorial policy to assign star ratings only to those albums that have been heard in their entirety. Unfortunately, that policy was not followed in the March 2008 issue of our magazine and we apologize to our readers."

"Warpaint" is slated to be released March 4. Head over to Bodog Music for all your latest music news.