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 <title>The Week in Music: Ashlee Perseveres; What Is a Tokyo Police Club? Blind Melon Album Raises Ontological Questions</title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<!--paging_filter--><p>When Ashlee Simpson began her rise to fame (and later infamy) in 2004, the last thing the world needed was another pop star in her sister's mold&mdash;which was lucky for Ashlee, who does not have Jessica's vocal range (nor, need it be said, her Barbie looks). Packaged and primed, Ashlee was groomed to be the anti-Jessica, the Pat Benatar to Jessica's Olivia Newton John. With dark brown hair and <i>that</i> nose, she even managed to look the part. She was always more spunk than anything else, which was made abundantly clear when she was caught lip-synching on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.observer.com/2008/week-music-ashlee-perseveres-what-tokyo-police-club-and-blind-melon-and-whitesnake">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p>]]></description>
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 <category domain="http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/54374">Bret McKenzie</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:20:32 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Jake Brooks</dc:creator>
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