Lollipop Magazine

Steve Roach – Streams & Currents – Review

May 31, 2002

As the title implies, Steve Roach has created ethereal textures that flow smoothly from song to song. This makes the album ideal for meditation.

Alien Crime Syndicate – XL From Coast to Coast – Review

May 31, 2002

The bio calls this loop-laden space pop with strong harmonies and crunchy guitars, but I’d chew through my own arm if shackled in a room with this on repeat.

Park Avenue Music – To Take with You – Review

May 31, 2002

Park Avenue Music sound like Liz Fraser (Cocteau Twins) learned how to speak English and decided to front Sneaker Pimps, but only if Massive Attack produced.

Place of Skulls – Nailed – Review

May 31, 2002

Formed and lead by Victor Griffin, he who swung the six-string for Pentagram and has added singing to his resume.

Puffy AmiYumi – The Illustrated History of Puffy AmiYumi – Review

May 31, 2002

You’d almost think someone sampled The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Village People, and The Clash, then found a pair of cute Japanese girls to sing over it.

Quitter – Review

May 31, 2002

Quitter features three members of Roadsaw and an ex-member of Milligram, two of the finer bands to emerge from the area in recent times.

Gate 9 – Moon Ranger Gone Evil – Review

May 17, 2002

This is one of the most blatant slices of Sab worship I’ve heard since that last sHeavy album.

Good Riddance – Kill Your Idols – Split CD – Review

May 17, 2002

Good Riddance turn in a performance that puts their last three albums to shame. Though only four songs, their contributions are their heaviest tracks to date.

Great White – Recover – Review

May 17, 2002

Covers. This record is all covers. Great White has always been a cover band. Their main hit, “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” was a cover, though they did it well.

Gwar – Violence Has Arrived – Review

May 17, 2002

It’s another frightful and diabolical plunge into the bowels of indecency that shames their goofy We Kill Everything.