June 2001 – Page 20 – Lollipop Magazine

Catastrophic – The Cleansing – Review

June 1, 2001

Ex-Obituary Trevor Perez and four members of Pyrexia all agreed that Obituary’s last album didn’t suck enough and that the world needed something even worse.

Drexel – Whatever Whenever – Review

June 1, 2001

Speed? Check. Tricky arrangements? Check. Melodies? Check. Technical instrumental prowess? Check. Hooky vocal lines and backups? Check.

Down By Law – Pseudo Heroes – Split – Review

June 1, 2001

Awful takes on “The Kids are Alright,” “Whole Lotta Rosie,” “Safe European Home,” “Surrender,” and “Sweet Home Alabama.”

Cash Audio – The Orange Sessions – Review

June 1, 2001

I’ve come across these lunks a coupla times before and the times’ve always been good, like I wanna drink more whiskey, or mebbe that was the result, I forget.

Doves – Lost Souls – Review

June 1, 2001

House band reinvented? Britpop gone electro? The Stone Roses on depressants? How about all of the above?

Canvas – Lost in Rock – Review

June 1, 2001

Candiria – 300 Density – Review

June 1, 2001

The mix of their intellectual arrangements with street-wise attitude eliminates all boundaries, earning them fans ranging from jazz freaks to hardcore thugs.

Dog Fashion Disco – Anarchists of Good Taste – Review

June 1, 2001

Alice Cooper game show organ reeling with very Uriah Heep/Deep Purple meets Sam Black Church/Marilyn Manson kind of warped stuff – interesting and unsettling.

DJ? Acucrack – Sorted – Review

June 1, 2001

A fresh-ish industrial sound, beyond the Cleopatra/Metropolis vein, not-quite Prodigy, not-quite C-Tec mix, something to appeal to the new-bombed dance punks.

Buckfast Superbee – You Know How the Song Goes – Review

June 1, 2001

Actually radio-oriented, mainstream pop trying to hide its AOR core by roughing up the edges with “punk” elements like jumpy beats and crisp guitars.