February 2004 – Page 10 – Lollipop Magazine

“Dead Mexican in my Headphones”: Dio Mexican Masters DVD – Column

February 3, 2004

I interview rock guys two, three times a week. I use voice recognition software to transcribe these interviews. It doesn’t always come out as planned though.

Decibully- City of Festivals – Review

February 2, 2004

Two of Decibully’s players were in The Promise Ring’s final line-up. Those who didn’t appreciate Wood/Water are bags of wet monkey asses and obviously deaf.

The Strokes – Room on Fire – Review

February 2, 2004

More of the same downstroke, bare bones cool, albeit with a tad more guitar fireworks thrown in (those are guitar effects, not keyboards, on “12:51”).

The Plague – Epidemic – Review

February 2, 2004

While a large makeup of The Plague’s sound is thrash metal, there’s prominent hardcore/noisecore coating their attack, and that offers up an interesting sound.

Wheat – Per Second Per Second Per Second… Every Second – Review

February 2, 2004

Gone are the endearing lo-fi gems, replaced by sleek hooks and even sleeker sound quality, a bold leap into the Big Leagues.

Velvet Acid Christ – Hex Angel: (Utopia – Dystopia) – Review

February 2, 2004

Hex Angel: (Utopia – Dystopia) is both refreshing from a compositional point of view and infuriatingly immature from a lyrical and thematic standpoint.

The Hipster Handbook – Review

February 2, 2004

Part Alterna-Lifestyle Guide for the Idiotic Public, part Make Fun of Hipsters for their Unoriginality, The Hipster Handbook scores perfectly on all fronts.

Radiohead – Hysterical & Useless: Revised & Updated – Review

February 2, 2004

A chronology/biography/documentary of Radiohead that, at barely 200 pages, only scrapes the surface of the beast.

Mainlines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste – Review

February 2, 2004

Out to correct glaring omissions in Greil Marcus’ Lester Bangs reader, Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, like his love for early heavy metal pioneers.

Gigs from Hell – Review

February 2, 2004

Sleazegrinder asked bands to contribute their most outrageous tour story, then compiled the best into the perfect book for the crapper in any house of rock.