Lollipop Magazine

The Old Haunts – Fallow Field – Review

April 13, 2005

Members have been in enough bands, big and small, to know how to do it, and they choose to do it dirty. Not ironic dirty, just blowing amps and jumping around.

The Holy Fire – Review

April 13, 2005

Honest and gritty indie rock, with influences of powerpop like Pixies and Husker Dü. So thicker-sounding, lots of guitar jangle with fuzz, and strong melodies.

The Esoteric – With the Sureness of Sleepwalking – Review

April 13, 2005

Ex-members of Coalesce and Reggie and the Full Effect. Played with Converge, Mastodon, Blood Brothers, and Killswitch Engage. A bit of each has rubbed off.

Thee Merry Widows – Review

April 13, 2005

All girl rockabilly from Northern CA. Must be a blast to see live.

Fatboy Slim – Palookaville – Review

April 11, 2005

Pretty much the same kind of album that he released four years ago. That’s not all bad if you like the catchy beats and not-a-care-in-the-world attitude.

Channels – Open – Interview

April 11, 2005

An interview with J. Robbins

Lamb of God – Ashes of the Wake – Review

April 11, 2005

An interview with drummer Chris Adler

Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour – Review

April 11, 2005

Comparisons to jangly, American guitar pop of the ’60s, but the intentions of the songs evoke gloomy Northern soul ala The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays.

It Dies Today – The Cattle Choir – Review

April 11, 2005

Upstate New York act It Dies Today is a volatile concoction of Meshuggah-inspired riffs, metallic angst, and hardcore might: A truly powerful dose of momentum.

Hot Water Music – The New What Next – Review

April 11, 2005

Makes honest, heartfelt punk rock sound refreshing with creative accentuations, instrumental interplay, poetic prose, harmonies, and vocal lines.