Lollipop Magazine

The Quireboys – Well Oiled – Review

May 12, 2005

Formerly the London Quireboys. They were bluesy, kinda like Cinderella, who were a lot better than their fashion sense. Singer sounded like Rod Stewart.

The Alter Boys – The Exotic Sounds of – Review

May 12, 2005

An experimental side-project of bands who were lucky they got away with it the first time. Mushroomhead and CKY are not known for being cerebral.

Superkollider – Atomic Clock – Review

May 12, 2005

Boston groove/rampage metal. These guys’d probably kill live, on CD they’re a little generic sounding. Second CD, first on Wonderdrug in 2001.

Stamen and Pistils – End of the Sweet Parade – Review

May 12, 2005

Debut EP. Acoustic-based lo-fi pop songs, accompanied by electronic noise.

Quell – One Man’s Struggle with the English Language – Review

May 12, 2005

Quell is like falling down a flight of stairs. Dizzy, panicky, sometimes painful, but it takes you somewhere.

Pistola – Hold for Bliss – Review

May 12, 2005

Debut from a NYC brooding rock band into Tool. With a female singer. Pretty strong, but need to find themselves.

Over Mars – Affliction, Endocrine, Vertigo – Review

May 12, 2005

Sparse, dark, piano tinkling and a guitar noodle that creeps in periphery. The droning thunder is front-loaded, so you can chill by CD’s end.

Kayser – Kayserhof – Review

May 12, 2005

From Sweden, debut, all-star line-up. Members of The Defaced, The Mushroom River Band, and fronted by Spice of Spiritual Beggars.

Judge – What It Meant – Review

May 12, 2005

28-song collection from the ’80s straight-edge giants.

Gods – I See You Through Glass – Review

May 12, 2005

Trendy nü melodic metal, but with a couple members of Zao, who were always better and smarter than their metalcore brethren.