Lollipop Magazine

Primal Fear – Devil’s Ground – Review

September 20, 2004

Featuring a former Gamma Ray frontman and an ex-Annihilator drummer, Primal Fear have been amongst the most dependable when it comes to power metal.

The Wildhearts – Must Be Destroyed – Review

September 20, 2004

About six-to-seven of the 11 songs are winners, which means that if The Wildhearts were playin’ baseball, they’d be the all-time supreme batting champs.

Phoenix – Alphabetical – Review

September 20, 2004

Amid ’80s synths, hip hop beats, French pop sensibilities, and British folktronica aesthetics, there breathed a tender Motown soul that would make Stevie proud.

The Light Wires – Review

September 20, 2004

Seasoned with pain and tales of Midwest living, The Light Wires are led by guitarist Jeremy Pinnell and excel at updating Springsteen’s Nebraska.

Retisonic – Return to Me – Interview

September 20, 2004

An interview with guitarist/vocalist Jason Farrell

Nocturnal Rites – New World Messiah – Review

September 20, 2004

Everything here is in place for those who like their power metal predictable, safe, and by-the-book.

Morrissey – You Are the Quarry – Review

September 20, 2004

You Are the Quarry is, as accusations have barked, the most polished, mainstream-sounding, and “poppy” album of Morrissey’s career.

Tahiti 80 – A Piece of Sunshine – Review

September 20, 2004

Wallpaper For the Soul took nice detours into a spectra of moods, A Piece of Sunshine succeeds by glazing us with as much classy and smart pop as possible.

Evergrey – The Inner Circle – Interview

September 20, 2004

An Interview with guitarist/vocalist Tom Englund

Punch Drunk V – Review

September 20, 2004

In previous incarnations of this series, there’ve been a few stinkers that snuck past security, but Volume V is a pure winner.