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June 3, 2004

Q&A: Avril in Action

Canada's teen terror has a kindred spirit in Marilyn Manson
March 20, 2003

COVER Cover Story: Little Miss Can't Be Wrong

Five feet one, eighteen years old, 4 million albums sold -- so if Avril Lavigne says she writes her own songs, who's going to tell her otherwise?
July 18, 2002

Avril the Teen-Pop Slayer

Lavigne won't stop rocking until teen pop is dead

Recordings and Reviews

The Best Damn Thing

You probably already know "girlfriend," Avril Lavigne's hypercatchy, giant-sounding "Hey Mickey" tribute. Guess what? The rest of her third album does not venture into death metal, industrial house or gypsy swing. Like most everything she's done, The Best Damn Thing is big, big, big, with...

2007 RS: 3of 5 Stars

Under My Skin

2004

Let Go

2002

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Biography

The logical next step after the late-'90s/early-'00s teen-pop explosion was a more rock-oriented but every bit as market-tested version of the same basic template. Enter Avril Ramona Lavigne, a saucy Canadian teen whose ability to smash punky angst into a poppy package brought her great success in 2002, when she released her debut on the strength of single "Complicated." Her first album, Let Go

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