Lollipop Magazine

Reggie and the Full Effect – Songs Not to Get Married To – Review

November 18, 2005

More serious than Reggie’s last three, but there are also still plenty of fake accents, techno dance beats, and Slayer-esque metal riffs.

Blame Thrower – In Staccato Libido – Review

November 18, 2005

Blame Thrower tap Bo and Chuck (ahem, Diddly and Berry) for root language the way decent people been doin’ since they realized Lester Bangs was right.

God Forbid – IV: Constitution of Treason – Review

November 11, 2005

Some of the best, most guitar-smoked records of the metalcore revolution. Scintillating but captivatingly doomy twin leads, quick-picked riffs.

Frank Black – Honeycomb – Review

November 11, 2005

His most un-Pixies record yet, Black’s paean to all things retro – Southern R&B, roots and country – will likely be the most hit-or-miss album in his cannon.

Fall Out Boy – From Under the Cork Tree – Review

November 11, 2005

With their major label debut, From Under the Cork Tree, Fall Out Boy has given their sound a new twist, yet held onto their adorable pop roots. The first single, “Sugar, We’re Going Down,” is a dynamic blend of surging guitars, slamming drums, and longing vocals, and “Dance, Dance” starts with a buoyant bass line reminiscent of The Cure and mutates into a stomping rock tune.

One True Thing – Finally – Interview

November 11, 2005

An interview with vocalist Melanie Wills

Mando Diao – Hurricane Bar – Review

November 11, 2005

Super-catchy songs with all of the little touches you’ve come to expect with a nice, high-energy presentation that stops short of pop-punk territory.

Despised Icon – The Healing Process – Review

November 11, 2005

Their second full-length effort unleashes a maelstrom of masterful riffs and ballistic rhythms. This Canadian sextet let loose nine insanely cacophonic bursts.

KHZ – Reality on a Finer Scale – Review

November 11, 2005

NYC female-fronted electro-rockers KHZ have largely looked beyond the pleasing electro-noir slinkiness, and turned into a full-on aggro industrial rock act.

Darkane – Layers of Lies – Review

November 11, 2005

Technical metal is making a return to writing songs, rather than merely stringing together complex riffs, and Darkane understand this better than any.