Lollipop Magazine

Buckcherry – Time Bomb – Review

June 1, 2001

Fourth gen glam-inbred rock and pretty goddamn uninteresting at that. Over half the record is sleepy, and the good tunes’d get their asses kicked by Extreme.

Divine Empire – Doomed to Inherit – Review

June 1, 2001

Incorporating black metal flourishes along with more intricate song structures, Divine Empire have created a more devastating album than their previous slab.

Foundation – Review

June 1, 2001

Robbie Huddleston of Richmond, VA’s Ann Beretta takes another crack at the acoustic thing, because his band’s attempt didn’t live up to his satisfaction.

Dissection – The Past is Alive – Review

June 1, 2001

For those unfamiliar, you might want to start with Storm of the Light’s Bane or Somberlain and then check out this collection of crudely recorded songs.

Flux Information Sciences – Private/Public – Review

June 1, 2001

Like a mixture of DNA, Mars, Swans (Filth-era), Pere Ubu and Soul Coughing, they tastefully blow your head off while making you gibber like a fool.

BS2000 – Simply Mortified – Review

June 1, 2001

Ad Rock and some other dude fuckin’ around on a drum machine/sampler and a Casio. If you accept the kitsch and try not to be so cynical, it’s pretty fun.

Dismal Euphony – Python Zero – Review

June 1, 2001

While Dismal Euphony are all into insanity, dripping blood, and all sorts of the normal nonsense, they pull it off as convincingly as The Great Kat.

Bright Eyes – Oh Holy Fools: The Music Of – Review

June 1, 2001

Their lo-fi bedroom singer/songwriter ballads subtly deliver tales of the darker side of the human experience.

Five Horse Johnson – The No. 6 Dance – Review

June 1, 2001

ZZ Top are my favorite band and I play their first five albums weekly. Five Horse Johnson is the only band who can make a week without spinning those LPs OK.

Discipline – Nice Boys Finish Last – Review

June 1, 2001

Riot-provoking Oi from Holland, of all places. Songs about being outcasts, living life free, and remaining loyal to your friends.