March 2002 – Page 11 – Lollipop Magazine

Super XX Man – Volume V – Review

March 8, 2002

Intimate, vulnerable, pretty, and a feeling of “classic” are the main themes of this record, recalling golden AM hits.

Pig Destroyer – Prowler in the Yard – Review

March 8, 2002

Three-piece, no bassist, all-out gore/grind madness. All the songs fall under a minute-and-a-half. Down and dirty, raw as fuck, and violence-inducing.

Badawi – Soldier of Midian – Review

March 8, 2002

A 28-year-old New Yorker born in Jerusalem and classically trained on the rich, syncopated rhythms of Persia, India, Yemen, Morocco, and Africa.

TheStart – Shakedown! – Review

March 8, 2002

There’s a British thing here, kinda like Siouxsie, The Cure, and The Police. But there’s also something sunny California in the vocals. More dippy than dreary.

Rival Schools United By Onelinedrawing – Review

March 8, 2002

This is very different from Rival Schools’ debut record and Onelinedrawing’s regular material. The result is more offbeat than their own individual works.

Blueline Medic – The Apology Wars – Review

March 8, 2002

As close to Jawbreaker as you’re gonna get. Add British punk rock grit, take away emo clichés, and you’ve got what Jets To Brazil should’ve sounded like.

Nickelback – Silver Side Up – Review

March 8, 2002

These guys, Days of the New, Lifehouse and all them, ya gotta appreciate what they’re good at, but let ’em know there’s still a lot of room for gettin’ better.

Embodyment – Hold Your Breath – Review

March 8, 2002

Imagine A Perfect Circle writing songs for Texas Is The Reason and Quicksand and you’ve got Hold Your Breath.

Wolfie – Tall Dark Hill – Review

March 8, 2002

Combining the chiming pop of Sloan, warm fuzzy guitars, and a Midwestern-college-rock air of sophistication, Wolfie rock out boy/girl garage-power-pop songs.

Homo Iratus – Human Consumes Human – Review

March 8, 2002

Broken Hope vocals over a death metal Stompbox. Yes, you heard right: Deathcore stripped to its bare minimum.