February 2004 – Page 11 – Lollipop Magazine

Diary – Review

February 2, 2004

Chuck Palahniuk has done it again. The author of Fight Club and Invisible Monsters has turned out yet another tight, fast, hard look into some World Wide Weird.

Ben Folds – Speed Graphic – Review

February 2, 2004

Speed Graphic, the first of the three self-released EPs, contains five songs that include new, old, and covers, kicking off with The Cure’s “In Between Days.”

Tokyo Rose – Reinventing a Lost Art – Review

February 2, 2004

I love the smooth, slightly whiny singing style of most pop-punk vocalists, but Dominguez uses vibrato and tonal range like no one else.

Bee And Flower – What’s Mine Is Yours – Review

February 2, 2004

Drifting, cinematic, shadowed beauty that’ll pull anyone who’d love a combo of the Cocteau Twins, Sade, Garbage, Portishead, Mazzy Star, and Lisa Germano…

Sicbay – Overreaction Time – Review

February 2, 2004

Sicbay move around and embrace a heritage of quality forebearers, many of whom were signed to Homestead when Gerald Cosloy (Matador) ran it.

Nebula – Atomic Ritual – Interview

February 2, 2004

An Interview with guitarist/vocalist Eddie Glass

Morbid Angel – Heretic – Interview

February 2, 2004

An interview with bassist/vocalist Steve Tucker

Iron Maiden – Dance of Death – Review

February 2, 2004

Maiden have made a career out of creating godlike classics out of simple ideas: It’s what they do best. And they do it on Dance of Death over and over again.

Nebula – Atomic Ritual – Review

February 2, 2004

Generic title aside, this sets the controls for the center of the universe, which is where you want ’em set when Nebula is at the helm.

Ima Robot – Review

February 2, 2004

Ima Robot mix elements of art-rock, pop, and New Wave (think David Bowie and Devo) with post-punk energy and infectious electronic beats.