Lollipop Magazine

Sodom – Review

June 23, 2006

13 years on, the band survived like Kreator: Not a bit out of breath like most of their American contemporaries. There’s just something about German thrash…

Ministry – Rio Grande Blood – Review

June 23, 2006

Striking cover, great title, summing up the lyrical venom Jourgensen is hurling at the Bush administration, o’er music that is fast, thrashy, and abrasive.

Lifetime – Somewhere in the Swamps of Jersey – Review

June 23, 2006

Somewhere in the Swamps of Jersey is a perfect way to wrap up loose ends and look ahead.

Matt Pond PA – Several Arrows Later – Interview

June 23, 2006

An interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Pond

The Corpse Bride – Review

June 23, 2006

The Corpse Bride is not The Nightmare Before Christmas. The visuals are less distinguished, the songs don’t stand out, and the story just kind of chugs along.

Onibi – The Fire Within – Review

June 23, 2006

Kunihiro is damn near inscrutable, and since the film never truly lets us in on his mind, he’s an icon, a towering, silent ball of repressed bad-ass.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Review

June 23, 2006

Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was made from the original book, not the first film. Johnny Depp’s Willy Wonka is the creepy misfit he should be.

Tool – 10,000 Days – Review

June 16, 2006

Tool have invented a sound all their own, which is commendable, and the drumming is a joy, the recording dripping in riches as well.

Terror 2000 – Terror For Sale – Review

June 16, 2006

Up there with S.O.D. for being able to tear you to shreds with riffs, yet tickle your funny bone with lyrics about Satan having a BBQ.

Project Pitchfork – Kaskade – Review

June 16, 2006

In past works, a lot of Project Pitchfork songs could invoke the feeling it was trying to bring forth, but Kaskade gets bogged down by too much rock.