June 2005 – Page 17 – Lollipop Magazine

Blei – In Day As Dark – Review

June 8, 2005

To exaggerate, it’s like Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, or Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore. There’s a guy and girl singing, and they play opposite roles.

Between Home And Serenity – Power Weapons in the Complex – Review

June 8, 2005

There’s nothing to distinguish them from the rest of the genre bands, there’s absolutely nothing about them to turn anyone off, unless you loathe the genre.

Yellowcard – Where We Stand – Review

June 8, 2005

A reissue of the band’s ’99 release, with the original singer, when they were way into NOFX, and before the violin was fully integrated. When people call Yellowcard punk, a lot of people arch an eyebrow. You’ll get it once you’ve heard this.

Void Generator – Review

June 8, 2005

Some heavy stuff, some spacey stuff, some theremin, some riffs a high school metal band’d play. Maybe they can open a show Neurosis plays in their hometown?

Thunderstone – Tools Of Destruction – Review

June 8, 2005

Power metal from Finland. Slightly less embarrassing than some, but still goofy as hell. A little more manly than the frilly-shirted prancers, but not much.

The Makers – Everybody Rise – Review

June 8, 2005

Good to see this quality vintage rock band move from the garage label of Estrus to the bedroom label of Kill Rock Stars.

The Evil Queens – First It Boils, Then It Spills – Review

June 8, 2005

We know and love Fu Manchu, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch while the rest of the world clings to Foo Fighters and Audioslave.

The Epoxies – Stop The Future – Review

June 8, 2005

Not trendy indie new wave-obsessed garbage, but The Epoxies kinda set themselves up for the comparison with their fashion sense and slathered keyboards.

The Duane Peters Gunfight – Review

June 8, 2005

I’m a fan of U.S. Bombs and Die Hunns, and I guess The Duane Peters Gunfight is a more rock side project from a legendary old tough guy punk.

Straitjacket – Modern Times – Review

June 8, 2005

Pretty straightforward call-and-response old-style punk with authentic bad production. From Portland, OR. Their first full-length.