June 2000 – Page 18 – Lollipop Magazine

Bela – Til Summer Ends – Review

June 1, 2000

Bela could be categorized as the symphonic, warm noise of a summer storm over a beach rumbling with young teens’ reflections on their own mortality.

Bad Religion – The New America – Review

June 1, 2000

Bad Religion is having a tough time proving to the millennial generation that they’re still relevant.

Deadbolt – Voodoo Trucker – Review

June 1, 2000

The spoken lyrics are all focused on z-movie living corpses animated by oil-thick coffee, little white crosses, no sleep, and endless rural travel.

AP2 – Suspension of Disbelief – Review

June 1, 2000

Hardcore roots exploring the possibilities of trip-hop, break beats, and ambient electronica. Not what I expected.

Dark Angel – We Have Arrived – Review

June 1, 2000

Dark Angel became synonymous Slayer, Possessed, Death, Death Angel, and various other respectable names, so it may be a surprise that this album is really bad.

Annihilator- Criteria For A Black Widow – Review

June 1, 2000

Nine albums of ironically clean carnality, nine records of tuneful moderate thrash featuring advanced riffs and a good ear for the songcraft of the ’70s.

Danger Danger – Thereturnofthegreatgildersleeve – Review

June 1, 2000

One brilliant track, “Six Million Dollar Man” and a couple of decent tracks, “Dead, Drunk & Wasted” and “Dead Dog.” But a lot of boring, mediocre attempts.

Iron Maiden – Brave New World – Interview

June 1, 2000

An interview with singer Bruce Dickinson

Crispus Attucks – Destroy the Teacher – Review

June 1, 2000

Crispus Attucks was the first person, a Black guy, killed in the Revolutionary War, and a hardcore punk band from DC that sounds like the ’90s never happened.

American Dog – Last of a Dying Breed – Review

June 1, 2000

From Salty Dog to Hilljack to American Dog, Michael Hannon has pointed his “thing” at a particular “yee-haw! gawd damn! rawk-th’-fuck-out” brand of kick ass.