January 2003 – Page 23 – Lollipop Magazine

Red Animal War – Black Phantom Crusades – Review

January 3, 2003

Black Phantom Crusades is not only the label’s most unique offering to date, it’s a victory in the often-regurgitated indie rock battlefield.

Reaching Forward – Burning the Lies – Review

January 3, 2003

Successfully meshing skate punk and NYC hardcore into a powerful, energetic collaboration, Reaching Forward make it look easy on their sophomore full-length.

Qualm – Long Story Short – Review

January 3, 2003

You can almost hear the hard work in the fast tempos and shouted/sung vocals. This is what “heartfelt punk” wishes it could be.

Pitch Black – Review

January 3, 2003

As you can probably guess, AFI is a big influence here. But I’ll give the Devil his due: If you can get past the silliness, some of these songs aren’t bad.

Ozma – The Doubble Donkey Disc – Review

January 3, 2003

The Doubble Donkey Disc is the the five Pasadena, California rockers’ first two EPs, Russian Coldfusion and Bootytraps.

Out To Win – Persist and Destroy – Review

January 3, 2003

With a new name and some serious anger brewing within, Out to Win (formerly Mushmouth) set out to destroy everything in their path.

Orbital – Work 1989 – 2002 – Review

January 3, 2003

No. No. No. I get enough of this ham-fisted techno crap in car commercials. Why would I want to listen to the 13 year career span of these dance-floor hacks?

Tony Hawk – Interview

January 3, 2003

An interview with Tony Hawk

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – A Jackknife to a Swan – Interview

January 3, 2003

An interview with vocalist Dicky Barrett

The Flaming Sideburns – Save Rock ‘n’ Roll – Interview

January 3, 2003

An Interview with vocalist Eduardo Martinez