Lollipop Magazine

Converge – Jane Doe – Review

March 15, 2002

One of the most intense albums of the genre, finding a link between grindcore, emo, and hardcore with scary time-signatures and crazed chord progressions.

Garrison – Hundred Reasons – Split – Review

March 15, 2002

Two songs each from these two barb-wire-coated pop bands, slicing your ears while trying to hide their understanding of melodies underneath.

Andrew W.K. – I Get Wet – Interview

March 15, 2002

An interview with singer Andrew W.K.

Goliath – The Gate – Review

March 15, 2002

A thick, simple type of stoner rock, frustratingly crossed with slow, mainstream heavy metal, a lower tier proposal.

Now It’s Overhead – Review

March 8, 2002

Members of Azure Ray, Little Red Rocket, and Bright Eyes’ live band/studio engineer, Now It’s Overhead sport a lush recording full of melodic crevices.

The Trans Megetti – Fading Left to Completely On – Review

March 8, 2002

The Stooges with art school band members, Elvis Costello with Sonic Youth chords, The Clash after living too long in DC.

The Crystal Method – Tweekend – Review

March 8, 2002

As the Chemical Brothers slip off into a dancefloor haze of texture and boom-boom, The Crystal Method holds strong as that bridge between rock and techno.

The Goddamn Gentlemen – Sex-Caliber Horsepower – Review

March 8, 2002

They sound like meth-cravin’ Lyres wishin’ they was barefoot country demons with full tanksa gas and nowhere to go but fast.

The Glands – Review

March 8, 2002

Pavement’s vocal delivery, Big Star’s alt-country spices, and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ “down home country cookin'” vibe.

Burn – Cleanse – Review

March 8, 2002

This is the logical extension of Orange 9mm’s brilliant Driver Not Included; a peek into what could’ve been a solid follow-up.