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Wednesday, March 16 2011

Avril Lavigne: Goodbye Lullaby

Goodbye, roller-skating euphoria! Hello, four-chord guitar lullabies on serious themes!


Wednesday, November 25 2009

The Gospel According to Butch: Part 3—The Artist

Here songwriting is the focal point and Walker talks about his time working with Avril Lavigne, gives props to "The Macarena", and how he shouldn't try to make songs that are "post-gleeful".


Thursday, June 21 2007

Various Artists: Northern Stars: A Canadian Singers & Songwriters Collection

Is there someone out there thinking "if only I could find a CD that features both 'Complicated' by Avril Lavigne and Leonard Cohen's 'Suzanne', my world would be complete?"


Tuesday, June 5 2007

“I Don’t Have Any Regrets”: An Interview With Avril Lavigne

Lavigne balances the need to stay hands-on with the desire not to overthink while pounding out her best damn album.


Thursday, May 31 2007

Avril Lavigne: The Best Damn Thing

Those with a sweet tooth for bubblegum in the pop-punk variety will find a lot here to love. Those who have no interest will probably keep on guzzling the haterade.


Thursday, March 8 2007

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

This was never intended to be a conventional movie, but more like a personal industrial film illustrating the process that brings the corpse of a cow to your dinner table.


Thursday, November 16 2006

Fast Food Nation (2006)

Unabashedly didactic, Fast Food Nation points out the cruel lot of immigrant laborers without rights.


Tuesday, August 24 2004

Avril Lavigne: Under My Skin


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