Lollipop Magazine

Brothers of Conquest – All the Colors of Darkness – Review

September 9, 2002

Rocker metal by guys who truly fed off jean jackets, shop class, Novas, and Eddie (you know, the Iron Maiden mascot).

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Source Tags and Codes – Review

September 9, 2002

Unlike most of the stoner stuff I’ve been drenched with recently, there are actual tunes here.

The Beltones – Cheap Trinket – Review

September 9, 2002

1977-style punk that’s a little bit pop and a little bit rock’n’roll. Not too fast or too slow; not too aggressive or too wussy; not too basic or too tricky.

Templars – Reconquista 1994-1998 – Review

September 9, 2002

Templars employ an irresistible lo-fi innocence to bring a grin to your lips even when the buzzing guitars are completely mix-matched.

Sweep The Leg Johnny – Going Down Swingin’ – Review

September 9, 2002

If you’re looking for a Flying Luttenbackers assault, this disc is more restrained and musical in a Chicago post-punk to post-rock to post-jazz way.

Tiamat – Judas Christ – Review

September 9, 2002

These Gothic rockers have evolved from plodding black metal (Celtic Frost, not Emperor) to Goth metal with Pink Floyd tendencies to full-on Goth cock rock.

Slackjaw – Darkest Hour – Review

September 9, 2002

Slackjaw is (supposedly) one of the most admired indie rock bands from the Pacific Northwest, and Darkest Hour proves why.

Satanic Surfers – Fragments and Fractions – Review

September 9, 2002

One of Sweden’s skate-punk institutions. They’ve traded their classic “melodic hardcore” metal-isms for a cleaner, thinner guitar sound. A good idea.

Plus/Minus – +/- – Self-Titled Long-Playing Debut Album – Review

September 9, 2002

Versus guitarist James Baluyut’s “solo project”: A bedroom recording with fuzzy breakbeats and dizzying falsettos, chamber pop melodies and vocal harmonies.

The Detachment Kit – They Raging. Quiet Army – Review

September 9, 2002

The Pixies have been reincarnated as four art school kids from Chicago. Who would’ve guessed they’d come back louder, wilder, and more pissed than ever?