February 2002 – Page 19 – Lollipop Magazine

The Screws – Shake Your Monkey – Review

February 22, 2002

Mick Collins’n’the lovely’n’talented Terri Wahl pull a Detroit Cobras or pre-Mr. Downchild ’68 Comeback an’ record a whole record of other peoples’ songs.

National Skyline – This = Everything – Review

February 22, 2002

Desolate guitar lines, lost in landscapes of pulsing rhythms and soothing vocals, painting a full emotional picture with ambience and pretty melodies.

The Reign of Terror – Sacred Ground – Review

February 22, 2002

High energy, high quality power metal, perhaps more anthemic than Yngwie, more of a grind, and dripping in Gothic Dio vocal melodies.

The Pinkos – Review

February 22, 2002

Vanessa, the guitarist, is also in Bell. The drummer, Steve, was in The Gits. There’s no one else in the band, they both sing and they’ve sorta got an X vibe.

Five Horse Johnson – The No. 6 Dance – Interview

February 22, 2002

An interview with singer Eric Oblander

Akercocke – Goat of Mendes – Review

February 22, 2002

Akercocke sounds like a cross between Peccatum, Zyklon, and Emperor with a Suffocation-esque death metal chain wrapped around the axle.

My Ruin – A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish – Review

February 22, 2002

It hits a stride and then waves some interesting distractions, but mostly just does time on the nü metal treadmill. Tairrie B. was in Manhole and Tura Satana.

Agent 51 – Just Keep Runnin’ – Review

February 22, 2002

They’re snappy dressers, play melodic, cutsie-hard punk, and I keep getting Bouncing Souls flashbacks, but with more vocal accuracy.

Mushroomhead – XX – Review

February 22, 2002

Everything you love and hate about nü metal roar, industrial coldness, sample-driven electronic dance music, and Goth metal tenderness/shredding cranked to 11.

The Now Time Delegation – Watch for Today – Review

February 22, 2002

Heavyhitters Tim Kerr (Lord High Fixers, Poison 13, The Big Boys, Monkeywrench, etc.) and Lisa Kekaula (of The Bellrays) and grind out some soul groove.