Lollipop Magazine

The Hellacopters – High Visibility – Interview

June 28, 2002

An interview with frontman Nicke Andersson

Flaw – Through the Eyes – Review

June 28, 2002

In nü metal terms, “diverse” seems to mean “we can play loud and soft.” Kind of a snoozer of a record, really.

Gorillaz – G Sides – Review

June 28, 2002

G-Sides, an EP and remix album that further cements their hold in the mainstream’s consciousness.

Midtown – Living Well Is the Best Revenge – Review

June 28, 2002

Midtown are from New Jersey, home of Bon Jovi, Springsteen, the Bouncing Souls, and the Sopranos. Copout reference points’d be Blink-182 and A New Found Glory.

Melvins – Hostile Ambient Takeover – Review

June 28, 2002

Hostile Ambient Takeover marries the band’s experimental, almost arty tendencies with some of their heaviest grooves and sludgiest riffs.

Hot Water Music – Alkaline Trio – Split EP – Review

June 28, 2002

Two originals and two ‘Trio covers later, they’re still an adrenaline machine roaring out of Leatherface’s tradition of gritty, intelligent rock.

Hypocrisy – Catch 22 – Review

June 28, 2002

A pretty conventional Hypocrisy album featuring huge, stressful guitar sounds, trebly snare and cymbals, and vocals pickled in a sea of electric currents.

Iced Earth – Dark Genesis – Review

June 28, 2002

Nearly 20 years down the dustpipe of the dream, underground by most measures, seeing a fully elegant presentation of their blood, sweat, and toil.

Tub Ring – Drake Equation – Review

June 28, 2002

Tub Ring works in small doses, but tends to wear thin after a point. Intellectually interesting, technically superior, but it just doesn’t hit you in the gut.

Ironboss – Guns Don’t Kill People… Ironboss Does!! – Review

June 28, 2002

Black Label Society play metal with a bit of Southern rock thrown in, Ironboss play Southern rock with a little bit of metal. A poorly-recorded live disc.