April 2006 – Page 9 – Lollipop Magazine

The Makers – Everybody Rise – Review

April 28, 2006

They turned their backs on what they did for the first 10 years, and then they turned their backs on what made me like them. Maybe that’s honorable.

I Heart Huckabees – Review

April 28, 2006

You don’t have to be remotely interested in Nietzsche or Aristotle to find David O. Russel’s philosophical satire I Heart Huckabees incredibly entertaining.

Himsa – You’ve Seen Too Much – Review

April 28, 2006

Weened at the nips of San Francisco thrash and NY crossover, and raised through the hardcore gladiator school, Himsa heaves up fully articulated metalcore.

Henry Rollins – Shock & Awe – Review

April 28, 2006

Henry Rollins has mellowed. Shock & Awe, his new spoken word DVD, presents Rollins as a comedian, recognizing, and poking fun at, his human inadequacies.

The Black Dahlia Murder – Miasma – Review

April 28, 2006

Frenzied, black metal with a very polished sound that infuses neo-classical guitar lines in between the constant, drill-core drumming and screeching vocals.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Season One, Vol. 1 – Review

April 28, 2006

The season one box set with all 33 episodes and loads of cool extras. The cartoons look great, and they’re all in order so you get a sense of development.

Elvis Costello – The Right Spectacle – Review

April 28, 2006

Music videos from ’78 to ’94, tackling every single and six non-singles. From the obvious to the boring, augmented by late-’70s/early-’80s live TV appearances.

Magnet – The Tourniquet – Review

April 28, 2006

Yet another wondrous collection from Mr. Even Johanssen. Magnet, as he chooses to call himself, can make space age swells feel like crescendoing orchestras.

God Forbid – IV: A Constitution of Treason – Interview

April 25, 2006

An interview with vocalist Byron Davis

Tori Amos – Fade to Red – Review

April 21, 2006

Fade to Red: Video Collection gathers (almost) all of her videos throughout her illustrious career, from ’92’s Little Earthquakes to last year’s The Beekeeper.