Lollipop Magazine

An Obsession – Review

June 6, 2006

A cop loses his gun to a mentally-unbalanced criminal, and his search for it becomes a search for meaning in his life. Yes, it’s one of THOSE movies.

The James Randi Educational Foundation – Review

June 1, 2006

So, the site… An assortment of constantly-updated anecdotes, moments of clarity, and other pragmatic outlooks, it’s not necessarily a fascinating read as a one-time stop.

Cute Overload – Review

June 1, 2006

A site in the “Hot or Not” mold, Cute Overload sets you up with two pictures, usually of someone’s dog, kitten, rabbit, or whatever pet didn’t run away.

The Frauds – Review

June 1, 2006

Garage rock from Baltimore. Something familiar about a lot of the songs. They’ve opened up for The Sounds and Jet, and that makes sense.

The Fifth Sun – The Hunger to Survive – Review

June 1, 2006

The sound is amazing, the musicianship tight as hell, and the songwriting crisp and lively, very European for a band from Minnesota.

Thee Emergency – Can You Dig It – Review

June 1, 2006

Produced by Jim Diamond (Dirtbombs, White Stripes) in Detroit (where else?), yeah, they’ve got the vintage gear and know how to get the right sounds.

Red Lotus – The Pinche Nada – Review

June 1, 2006

They’re Black, they rock like hell, and Rozz can coo or belt it out magnificently. She obviously has a soul background with vocal lines like this.

Trainwreck Riders – Lonely Road Revival – Review

June 1, 2006

Good name. San Francisco busker who play small clubs, living rooms, basements, wherever. Americana, folk as the new punk, no postering prettyboy pop stars here.

One For The Team – Good Boys Don’t Make Noise – Review

June 1, 2006

If more “alternative” music were noisy pop like One For The Team instead of formulaic boy band one hit wonders, “alternative” music wouldn’t suck so much.

Hellogoodbye – Zombies Aliens Vampires Dinosaurs – Review

June 1, 2006

While 13 year old girls get gooey over a lot of awful bands, a few transcend teenbiebopper boy blandness, like The All-American Rejects and Hellogoodbye.