October 2003 – Page 12 – Lollipop Magazine

The Lords of The New Church – The Method to Our Madness – Review

October 8, 2003

Back when post-punk really meant post (as in recently past), Stiv Bators from Dead Boys and Brian James from The Damned, for no good reason, formed a band.

Drive Til Morning – Review

October 8, 2003

Whether making like an orchestral Mineral, alt-country weepy, or electronica-indie like +/-, Francis Garcia pours all of his being into every every serenade.

The Flash Express – Introducing the Dynamite Sound of… – Review

October 8, 2003

Fast and super-furious uptown action-rock bashing with punk-rock energy, the kinda thing that always sounds great comin’ outta the speakers when you push play.

Divine Empire – Nostradamus – Review

October 8, 2003

Bulldozer-strength, Morbid Angel-sounding Floridian death metal from ex-members of Malevolent Creation.

The Cramps – Fiends of Dope Island – Review

October 8, 2003

Fiends of Dope Island is the same album they’ve been making over and over for the past two decades.

Dead Soul Tribe – A Murder of Crows – Review

October 8, 2003

After two or three listens, I “connected” with the music of Dead Soul Tribe and started to experience their poetic, darkened realms of creativity.

The Appleseed Cast – Two Conversations – Review

October 8, 2003

The band’s first album for Tiger Style is not only a return to form in terms of gut-wrenching indie rock, it’s by far the band’s best work to date.

Strung Out – Live in a Dive – Review

October 8, 2003

By far the most metal-sounding punk band on Fat (a cover of “Bark at the Moon!?”), Strung Out shred like Sodom on a Propagandhi high.

Houston – Bottom of the Curve – Review

October 8, 2003

Stack Shiner’s dissonant melodies against Queens Of The Stone Age’s electrifying distortion, then add a very capable set of lungs and you’ve got Houston.

House of Low Culture – Edward’s Lament – Review

October 8, 2003

Whether it’s acoustic-based doom folk, a rat chewing through a Melvins record cover, or some “plinking,” it’s placed and desires attention.