Time hasn't been especially kind to Camper Van Beethoven, the 80s band from Santa Cruz, California, that was a veritable showroom model of what used to be called "college rock" (before it was rechristened "alternative rock"). To the extent that they're remembered, it's usually as the group that eventually gave birth to Cracker, which lead songwriter David Lowery formed when CVB split up in 1990.…
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