Lollipop Magazine

Rainer Maria – Atlantic – Review

April 1, 2000

There is no doubt that Rainer Maria, with the sad demise of Jejune, is the leader in the new “emo rock fronted by female” category.

Ani DiFranco – To the Teeth – Review

April 1, 2000

For a slow disc full of tracks that take over two minutes to drag their experimental asses out of strummy auto-auroticism, To the Teeth is one gutsy album.

Amon Amarth – The Avenger – Review

April 1, 2000

Brutal, mournful, with lots of pride in their ethnic history, Amon Amarth is an original and enjoyable welcome to the genre.

AM/FM – Audiot – Review

April 1, 2000

Makes you want to get in your car on a breezy summer day, open the sunroof, and cruise along the coast.

American Steel – Rogue’s March – Review

April 1, 2000

There’s finally an American answer to Leatherface. All praise American Steel, the most blisteringly balls-out emotional punk band since Crimpshrine.

American Heartbreak – Postcards from Hell – Review

April 1, 2000

American Heartbreak is straight-forward rock’n’roll – kinda raunchy in a sleek, calculated’n’catchy way – mixing in those punky beats the kids like so much.

Speed – Carry On My Way – Review

April 1, 2000

Listening to the rapid, furious beats of “All My True Love,” I no longer wondered why a group of cute Japanese gals would call themselves Speed.

Aloha – The Great Communicators, the Interpreters, the Nonbelievers – Review

April 1, 2000

Multi-faced, jam-based experimental indie rock with about as much percussive weirdness as Mr. Bungle’s live set.

Alabama Thunderpussy – Constellation – Review

April 1, 2000

Powerhawg groove powered Southern kickass with a decent chunk of growly vocal melody to ground the songs in the mythic South, where most started anyways.

Agoraphobic Nosebleed – Converge – The Poacher Diaries – Review

April 1, 2000

I’ve never been a fan of either band, and I’m reminded why with The Poacher Diaries. Madness for madness sake, spazzing out like a little kid.