April 2001 – Page 13 – Lollipop Magazine

Brandtson – Trying to Figure Each Other Out – Review

April 1, 2001

Brandtson have finally hit their stride on this EP. Gone are the easily-recognizable influences, plenty are the slippery hooks and swollen playfulnesses.

Blue Meanies – The Post Wave – Review

April 1, 2001

After years of being a ska band, when anyone into the stuff already knows and respects these guys, they get signed to a major as they mellow out.

Skot Olsen – Interview

April 1, 2001

An interview with Skot Olsen

Big Hello – The Orange Album – Review

April 1, 2001

Sticks a finger in your cheek, twists and repeats “Apples and oranges, la la la la la la la.” “If You Don’t Stop Crying” sounds a lot like a Cheap Trick song.

Ayreon – Universal Migrator Part II: Flight of the Migrator – Review

April 1, 2001

Part One is dreamy and surreal and stuff, while Part Two skates that line between classic heavy metal and prog metal wankery.

Puny Human – Revenge is Easy – Interview

April 1, 2001

An interview with guitarist Josh Diamond

Ayreon – Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer – Review

April 1, 2001

Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon is a Dutch hotshit guitar soloist who writes rock operas without getting his ass kicked. Has guest members to die for.

Ashtray Babyhead – Radio – Review

April 1, 2001

Ashtray Babyhead use keyboards, big, fuzzy guitars, monster hooks, and that roll-over Weezer thing sparingly, and the result is power pop at its finest.

Rosetta Stone – Un:Erotica – Review

April 1, 2001

Mostly obvious picks to cover all depressed and dark, though Rush’s “Spirit of the Radio” and Talking Head’s “Road to Nowhere” are unexpected and pretty swell.

Arcana – The Last Embrace – Review

April 1, 2001

If you’re like me, you need some modern medieval Gothic music in your life to give you a rest from your black metal bloodthirst.