June, 2001 | Lollipop Magazine

Welcome To The Aerosmithsonian – A Tribute to Aerosmith – Review

June 4, 2001

All told, this sounds like a talentless hair band that couldn’t get signed in 1989 one-taking a bunch of demos in Mama Kin’s garage.

TV Sucks – Review

June 4, 2001

This novelty comp is all TV theme songs. But it’s mostly German. But it’s punkpop: It’s fun and silly, and “Pipi Langstrumpf” is head-bobbing in any language.

Turbo’s Tunes – Review

June 4, 2001

This sampler of the label’s most recent licks at the driveways of garage rock delivers all this – but also a good helping of the unexpected.

Tribute to the Pixies – Review

June 4, 2001

Japan is known for the most atrocious noise bands as well as some of the most saccharine pop. The Pixies were a buncha noise heads who wrote pop songs.

Too Legit For the Pit – Hardcore Takes the Rap – Review

June 4, 2001

Mostly white guys with pants that don’t fit, wallet chains, and ball caps who don’t know dick about the ghetto or the crush of constant prejudice. Some gems.

The Worldwide Tribute to the Real Oi – Review

June 4, 2001

Here are 13 bands spewing out the old faves (along with one of the originals, The Business, doing the Iron Cross classic, “Crucified”).

The “Gone with the Wind” of Punk Rock Samplers – Review

June 4, 2001

Of the 19 songs, there are teasers from up-coming records, demo versions, and unreleased tracks, and some songs are just hard to find. The usual appeal.

Terror Firmer Soundtrack – Review

June 4, 2001

It’s Troma, so unless you rent only from Blockbuster, you know this is some sexy, gross, weird and wild shit. Get this soundtrack cuz every band is a someone.

Tales from the Crypt – Monsters of Metal – Review

June 4, 2001

From Sabbath’s ’76’s “Heaven and Hell” to ’00’s Apartment 26 (could be Kittie or Coal Chamber, really) to faves like Entombed, The Haunted, and Arch Enemy.

Take a Bite Outta Rhyme – A Rock Tribute to Rap – Review

June 4, 2001

Classic rap, the time period even today’s rappers realize they can’t match, covered by a buncha white kids who’ve been encouraged instead of bitch-slapped.