January 2003 – Page 17 – Lollipop Magazine

The Cripples – Dirty Head – Review

January 3, 2003

Now this is a nice take on “garage rock.” No guitars, two synth guys with a great bash-away drum and bass team down in the engine room.

Gas Huffer – The Rest of Us – Review

January 3, 2003

Gas Huffer is good for twangy, frantic, surfish songs of the garage-pop variety. The Rest of Us is the best one yet.

From Safety To Where – Irreversible Trend – Review

January 3, 2003

Riding high on harmony and jagged guitar fills, such is easily the biggest draw here.

The Young Ones – Every Stoopid Episode – Review

January 3, 2003

There are three DVDs here. The first two are the original 12 episodes, and, as much fun as it is, watching a whole DVD’s worth in one sitting is grueling.

Tackle Happy: The Origins of Puppetry of the Penis – Review

January 3, 2003

It could be a tale of visionary performance artists capitalizing on the body taboos of modern culture. Maybe it’s a couple of guys playing with their dicks.

Spirited Away – Review

January 3, 2003

Spirited Away is light years from the sing-songy, sugar-coated pabulum that one normally associates with “children’s” or “family” entertainment.

Christiansen – Forsenics Brothers and Sisters! – Review

January 3, 2003

Constantly changing tempos, riffs, and arpeggios, Forensics Brothers and Sisters! can be a bit schizophrenic, but enthusiasm makes up for the lack of fluidity.

The Beautiful Mistake – Light a Match for I Deserve to Burn – Review

January 3, 2003

The Beautiful Mistake’s first full-length is warmly-produced by Ed Rose, and combines the noodly stuff with passionate/reaching vocals that are the highlight.

Frank Black and the Catholics – Devil’s Workshop – Review

January 3, 2003

This is bona fide road music, and it’s filled with words and sounds from the open highways of the world and the open hearts of the road.

Frank Black and the Catholics – Black Letter Days – Review

January 3, 2003

Always face-forward, singable, easily listenable, slightly skewed and Mid-Westernized, Frank Black is reliable.