Lollipop Magazine

VHS Or Beta – Night on Fire – Review

April 25, 2005

Pigeonholing VHS Or Beta as !!! or Radio 4 with a Robert Smith clone for a frontman would be too easy. But it’s accurate, and by no means a negative portrayal.

Valis – Head Full of Pills – Review

April 25, 2005

Knob-twiddling weirdness seamlessly integrated with duh-style riff rock. Like Van Conner’s former band, Screaming Trees, only more hard rock and psychedelic.

Bad Cat – Interview

April 25, 2005

An interview with cat telepath Jim Edgar

Unearth – The Oncoming Storm – Review

April 25, 2005

Combines the best blistered production with the tight, economical, close hardcore ethic espoused by bands like Shadows Fall and Killswitch Engage.

Tom Waits – Real Gone – Review

April 25, 2005

Real Gone is a return to the territory Waits has rummaged through for the past 20 years or so, with a few surprises thrown in to make sure nobody gets bored.

The Haunted – rEVOLVEr – Review

April 25, 2005

Peter Dolving is back in the band (he throated the seminal debut), and that improved the lyrics, although his vocals are like any number of thrashers.

The Witnesses – Tunnel Vision – Review

April 25, 2005

Perhaps it’s the different singers (I count at least three) or the variety of styles, but this feels like songs from two or three different albums put together.

The Hangmen- Loteria – Review

April 25, 2005

Like guys (and gal) who used to live for Aquanet, spandex, and fishnets but now just wanna make Stones and Faces records. They do it better than most.

Skeemin’ No Goods – Review

April 25, 2005

Ramones/Motörhead/Thin Lizzy cha-cha-cha from guys who’ve tooled for The Laughing Hyenas, Easy Action, Speedball, The Paybacks, The Fags, Seduce, and others.

The Briggs – Leaving the Ways – Review

April 25, 2005

The six quick tracks build in intensity, and the big sing-along choruses are good fun, what with the crunchy guitar and vocals that eat broken glass.