Lollipop Magazine

Hades – The Downside – Review

April 1, 2000

A Pandora’s Box of retro mindgames, but in being that, it chooses doom, dirt, organics, and an interesting and discerning sampling of power and prog.

Enon – Believo! – Review

April 1, 2000

Enon is comprised of John Schmersal from Braniac and the two drummers from Skeleton Key. A good combination.

Electric Wizard – Supercoven – Review

April 1, 2000

With two bonus tracks, the running total is now four songs, 50 minutes. If ever there was a band that deserved the title “doom rock,” Electric Wizard is it.

Dynamite Boy – Finder’s Keepers – Review

April 1, 2000

It’s not bad at all; in fact it’s pretty catchy and very nicely sung (as well as produced). It’s just… not ’92 anymore.

Dwarves – Come Clean – Review

April 1, 2000

Although there are still fine moments to be had, this sounds like a neutered version of the band I used to love. Or so I thought.

Dorian Gray – The Sounds of – Review

April 1, 2000

Dorian Gray sound like they listened to a lot of Jellyfish, The Grays, and The Merrymakers. Key changes, descending melodies, dreamy harmonies… oh my.

Dismember – Hate Campaign – Review

April 1, 2000

Another slab of hatred and agony with which these Swedish forefathers can prove their worth, and all you kiddies out there should definitely pick it up.

Discount – Crash Diagnostic – Review

April 1, 2000

Part peppy punkpop with cool start/stop breakdowns, part, ya know, lo-fi indie noodling (useless musician show-off shit if you ask me, but you didn’t).

Digger – Monte Carlo – Review

April 1, 2000

While “pop punk with emo thrown in” sounds about as attractive to me as getting a spy satelitte shoved up my ass, I like Digger.

Super Chikan – What You See – Review

April 1, 2000

Not the usual head-cuttin’ stompin’ blues curiosity the label specializes in. James “Super Chikan” Johnson’s soulful elaborations on old themes will win fans.