January 2003 – Page 6 – Lollipop Magazine

B-Movie Rats – Rock N Roll Queen – Review

January 10, 2003

Think of the space between the Candy Snatchers and the Hellacopters and their take on roots of punk stuff. Most of all, they remind me of Rose Tattoo.

Mike Johnson – What Would You Do – Review

January 10, 2003

What Would You Do makes a strong case for Mike Johnson and Mark Lanegan being brothers separated at birth or spiritual siblings or some shit like that.

AntiSeen – Drastic – E.P. Royalty – Review

January 10, 2003

Contains the first two AntiSeen EPs, Drastic (’85) and E.P. Royalty (’86). Two ultra-rare early records are now readily available: Can’t go wrong buying this.

Kansas – The Ultimate Kansas – Review

January 10, 2003

Two CDs, 26 cuts across the life of the band including a couple perennial classic rock cuts. Better than Styx but not as good as Jethro Tull.

Junior Kimbrough – You Better Run – Review

January 10, 2003

You Better Run compiles songs from the three albums released on Fat Possum during his life and does a nice job of representing them all.

Into Eternity – Dead or Dreaming – Review

January 10, 2003

There’s death, prog, traditional, black, hardcore, doom, all sent singularly unique through the band’s three lead vocalist dimensionality.

The Gloryholes – Knock You Up – Review

January 10, 2003

The album’s got a real wild, live feel. Tim Kerr produced it, and he likes everybody to get riled up in the studio. Shouting and whooping from all directions.

The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – Review

January 10, 2003

Electronic beats and monolithic orchestral arrangements in a Blade Runner setting, this sounds like a voyage to an eternally-sunsetting futuristic planet.

Guttermouth – Gusto – Review

January 10, 2003

Guttermouth kick in yet another testament to peppy, acidic-humored punk rock filled with head-bobbing fun and snarlingly funny lyrics.

Freedom Call – Eternity – Review

January 10, 2003

Top-notch heavy metal with killer guitarwork, layered harmonies, with warbling vocals (Helloween/Gamma Ra, with just a touch of Queensÿchian melodrama).