June 2001 – Page 12 – Lollipop Magazine

NoMeansNo – One – Review

June 3, 2001

They’re still hammering low-end rhythmic blasts, pretty technically adept, and creative, still pissed off about the same things, and on top of their game.

Nine Inch Nails – Things Falling Apart – Review

June 3, 2001

For those of you who thought that The Fragile was too long, too complex, with not enough actual songs going on, this is for you.

Niblick Henbane – Go Away – Review

June 3, 2001

So many street punk/Oi! bands reference Niblick Henbane, but I’ve never really gotten a good grip on what “the originators” sounded like. Gruff.

Neil Young, Friends & Relatives – Road Rock Volume 1 – Review

June 3, 2001

Eight cuts, all good ones, although the recording seems a bit distant and politely mannered. Also, it’s hard to liver up to the live Neil legacy.

Nailed Promise – Mindrage – Split – Review

June 3, 2001

This Christians-who-love-heavy-music thing is blowing up thanks to P.O.D. We’ve got three up-and-coming bands here who all show potential.

My Spacecoaster – Heartstrings – Review

June 3, 2001

A healthy dose of pondering, slow numbers, and Braid-style chord structures turn what might’ve been just another Pedro The Lion clone into a crossover.

Mumble And Peg – All My Waking Moments in a Jar – Review

June 3, 2001

Dark, sinister rock, rolling in the muck of the mind, bleeding from a thousand pinpricks of self-loathing. Disturbing and painfully honest.

Mouthwash – 1000 Dreams – Review

June 3, 2001

There’re strong hints of Op Ivy and Rancid here, and the beginnings of something, but there’s little to latch onto so far.

Mindrage – Nailed Promise – Split – Review

June 3, 2001

Mindrage chooses to blast loudly most of the time, but beneath all the Satan disses being barked, there’re some interesting guitar chords and such.

Melvins – Electroretard – Review

June 3, 2001

An odds’n’sodser from the oddest of noiseniks, Electroretard is a 42-minute sliderule rock ride through noise, covers, and remakes of old classicks.