March, 2005 | Lollipop Magazine

Righteous Jams – Rage of Discipline – Review

March 28, 2005

Classic Boston hardcore, for better or worse. Most of the guys are old school, and have been in a number of bands, and other, uh, “groups of angry young men.”

Of Infinity – The Essence of Infinity – Review

March 28, 2005

Half the bio talks about college degrees, but Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, and Theatre of Tragedy are referenced, so at least they know their culture.

Myon – Ghost in Paradise – Review

March 28, 2005

Around for a decade, this is their second effort (had a name change in there), first was released by Noise. This is too mid-tempo warbling prog metal for me.

Magneta Lane – The Constant Lover – Review

March 28, 2005

Really likes The Pretenders and the rock aspect of Blonde. From Toronto, a debut.

Les Terribles – Review

March 28, 2005

French chick-fronted garage rock. Recorded raw, with lots of yeah-yeah choruses and swank.

Kill Memory Crash – American Automatic – Review

March 28, 2005

Chicago electronic music. They know how to do it. Hard beats and cold/apathetic vocals.

Kevin Devine – Split the Country, Split the Seats – Review

March 28, 2005

Third solo of a guy from some band. While I like politics in my music like I like olives in my birthday cake, Kevin isn’t an idiot. Heartfelt acoustic stuff.

Kaura – Review

March 28, 2005

A lot of bands like A Perfect Circle, but few get past mere imitation. These guys get WHY that band is so special.

Kaliban – The Tempest of Thoughts – Review

March 28, 2005

No, not Caliban from Germany, Kaliban from Finland, who play melodic metal, kinda extreme, but with almost as much keyboard and quiet bits as growling.

Jim Boggia – Safe in Sound – Review

March 28, 2005

Philadelphia singer/songwriter with guest appearances by Aimee Mann, Jill Sobule, Emitt Rhodes, and Wayne Kramer. Most of it is wanna-be top 40 airy rock.