Lollipop Magazine

Spiritual Beggars – Ad Astra – Review

June 1, 2000

Michael Amott has always been a guy that takes quality seriously. Four records in, the bones of a stoner rock novelty have grown hard and sturdy.

Them Wranch – Big Noise from East – Review

June 1, 2000

These guys build their rock’n’roll out of the commonly-held few chords and rhythms that’ve been around 70 – 80 years in “popular/folk” culture.

Vermin – Millennium Ride – Review

June 1, 2000

Riffs Entombed’d pass on cuz they’re too dull, monotone hardcore vocals sprinkled with death roar, and general bash’n’smash that is uninspired and predictable.

Vader – Litany – Review

June 1, 2000

Vader is molten lava, boiling over with intensity, passion, and brutality. Meaty grind with no gore lyrics, third-rate computer artwork, or saturated growls.

The Mad Capsule Markets – Osc-Dis – Review

June 1, 2000

Techno, industrial, metal, gabba, drum’n’bass, punk, rap, hardcore, and pop rock have all been fused together. These guys rule.

The Judas Factor – Kiss Suicide – Review

June 1, 2000

Taking the art-school hardcore that they experimented with on their debut full-length even further, this EP is like a trip through someone’s private catharsis.

Welcome to Triple Crown Records – Review

June 1, 2000

A great way of getting to know one of the more hard-working labels in the underground, even if its bands have not all reached the same level of competency.

The Jimmies – Let the Fat Men Plunder – Review

June 1, 2000

Portland, OR’s The Jimmies straddle that powerchord pop/mid-tempo pop/punk line admirably. Many’d namedrop Hüsker Dü, and that’s a really nice name to drop.

Victory Style – 4 – Review

June 1, 2000

After what seems like an eternity of tough guy, chug-a-lug metalcore releases, Victory is getting back to what the label does best: Variety.

The (International) Noise Conspiracy – Survival Sickness – Review

June 1, 2000

Dennis Lyxzen’s no-frills ’60s/’70s mod/garage rock band takes Small Faces, The Kinks, The Who, The Zombies, and The Make-Up and forms another mod rock band.

Super-Charger Hell – A Tribute to White Zombie – Review

June 1, 2000

Most of the bands sound like halfway decent metal bands who might be good on their own terms, but they just can’t match the gory’n’glory of the almighty Zombie.

Straight From the Gutter… and into Your Panties – Review

June 1, 2000

Junk Records is the greatest label you’ve never heard this century so stick yer head in the nearest oven or wake the fuck up right fucking now!

The Gloria Record – A Lull in Traffic – Review

June 1, 2000

Equal parts Britpop (Radiohead, Travis), American pop (Elliott Smith), and American indie (Sea And Cake, Low), this is a post-emo band trying to make amends.

The Giraffes – The Days are Filled with Years – Review

June 1, 2000

The Giraffes, starring Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America, make pop that is wacky, funny, goofily intelligent, and singable.

The Gamits – Endorsed By You – Review

June 1, 2000

The Gamits are a nearly-unknown collection of great songwriters and musicians in a genre most have thought devoid of progress for some time.

Songs for Summer – Review

June 1, 2000

Put together by Adam Gimbel, a boyfriend whose love for his girlfriend, Summer Brannin, didn’t give in to sadness when kidney cancer claimed her life.

Snakebites – A Tribute To Whitesnake – Review

June 1, 2000

No techno remixes, no third-rate death metal, but no real pep either, Snakebites gathering guys with thick metal resumes to romp through Coverdale’s classics.

The Eyeliners – Here Comes Trouble – Review

June 1, 2000

I’m a sucker for two-minute, straight-forward, three-chord rock, especially when the band’s made up of women in leather, minis, anklets, and spiked collars.

Power from the North – Sweden Rocks The World – Review

June 1, 2000

The concept is simple: Get a bunch of Swedish metal bands to take a whack at tunes by Swedish bands that laid the groundwork for them.

The Dragons – Live at the Casbah – Review

June 1, 2000

21 cuts of primal dead horse beatings from four guys who sound a lil’ like Sticky Fingers Stones with a crystal ball that can see the Ramones’n’Dead Boys.

The Divine Comedy – A Secret History – Review

June 1, 2000

Eight of the singles are here, but there is also a re-recording of “Pollen Count” and a remix of “Your Daddy’s Car” for variety. Two new songs are included.

Pop’s Not Dead – Songs From Sacramento – Review

June 1, 2000

19 artists, some local and some national, who have quite a knack for writing melodies that sometimes twist, sometimes turn, but are pop-oriented at the core.

The Distillers – Review

June 1, 2000

The Distillers are trashy, violent, swear convincingly, snarl about pretty much everything, and rock harder, dirtier, and meaner than Joan Jett and Hole.

New Coat of Paint – Songs of Tom Waits – Review

June 1, 2000

Good material, pretty good performers. Everybody knows this Tom Waits guy, right?

The Deadlines – The Death and Life of – Review

June 1, 2000

Basic graveyard rockin’ garage punk, complete with mortician fashion, ghoulish make-up, and they probably lug their gear around in a hearse.