Lollipop Magazine

Throw Rag – Desert Shoes – Review

October 29, 2003

Rooted in fertile ’50s r&b rockin” this reality is served up hot in 2zerozero3.

The Unseen – Explode – Review

October 29, 2003

Many street punks who’ve been around as long as The Unseen (nine years) stop being innovative and interesting and get repetitive and just plain boring.

Gein And The Graverobbers – Songs In The Key of Evil – Review

October 26, 2003

Twangy guitars shot through with reverb ride the pulsing skeletonal surf beat as one guitar gobbles Crampsoid maggots whist the other pokes instrumental stuff.

Rufio – MCMLXXXV (1985) – Review

October 22, 2003

They don’t bring anything new to the genre that they’re so clearly trying to fit into, and they don’t even excel at doing basic poppy-punk, which isn’t hard.

Rooney – Review

October 22, 2003

While the rest of the record shows the band members’ youth and blind worship of Weezer b-sides, “Blueside” is a classic-in-the-making.

Quick Fix – The Push – Review

October 22, 2003

Blending Britpop (Supergrass) and good ol’ American pounding rock (early Smashing Pumpkins) with richly-textured “space rock” in a way that doesn’t suck.

Ozma – Spending Time On The Borderline – Review

October 22, 2003

Ozma uses less synthesizer and more woo-woo harmonies to give us their best Weezer imitation to date.

Sabers – Specter – Review

October 22, 2003

THIS is textured groove vs. “ambient” rock stuff. Like some early 20th century Swedish classical or the titles on the ECM jazz/classical/improv/space label.

Firewater – The Man On The Burning Tightrope – Review

October 22, 2003

Seven years down the line, Tod A is still quick with one-liners jammed into drunken European wedding band music. Difference this time? A circus theme.

Noise Rachet – Review

October 22, 2003

Gorgeous, fluid harmonies and chunky guitars. A gem disguised as bad grunge rock.