Lollipop Magazine

The Black Crowes – Freak ‘n’ Roll Into The Fog – Review

August 18, 2006

Bare feet and beards, acoustic hotel jams, country songs, and a band of six friggin’ Crowes, a four-piece brass section, and two black chick back-up singers.

Dead To Me – Cuban Ballerina – Review

August 11, 2006

Similar to Loved Ones and Lawrence Arms, Dead To Me take rawer punk’s ferocious attack and temper it with melodic turns a la Descendents, Misfits, Fifteen, etc.

Metal For The Masses – Vol. 4 – Review

August 11, 2006

20 songs on each of the two discs, a few edits and demo tracks, and inclusions from Nuclear Blast and Liquor and Poker to boot.

The Band Apart – Mock Orange – Daniels E.P. – Review

August 11, 2006

A Japanese-only split that’ll cost you a bundle, but you get three new songs from The Band Apart and Mock Orange, two acts who are among the best in indie rock.

Sonata Arctica – For The Sake of Revenge – Review

August 11, 2006

A live CD and DVD from a fave classic heavy metal band. From Finland, recorded in Japan, a tight-as-shit band able to pull off everything played on the CD.

Retisonic – Levittown EP – Review

August 11, 2006

Concise slices of punk energy, top-notch musicianship, intelligent twists and turns, and pop catchiness done by people who enjoy nutrition with their glucose.

Nearmiss – Testing the Limits of What They’ll Put Up With – Review

August 11, 2006

From Bigwig style tech melodicore (the band features ex-Bigwig alumni), Quicksand post-hardcore grooves, to Taking Back Sunday emolicious harmonies.

Mock Orange – The Band Apart – Daniels E.P. – Review

August 11, 2006

A Japanese-only split that’ll cost you a bundle, but you get three new songs from The Band Apart and Mock Orange, two acts who are among the best in indie rock.

Lullacry – Vol. 4 – Review

August 11, 2006

Part Heart power ballad, part Mötley Crüe “Kickstart my Heart” wild-eyed shot-pounder. If you thought stripper rock was dead, you haven’t been paying attention.

If Hope Dies – Life in Ruin – Review

August 11, 2006

A tasteful blend of roar, rampage, stutter, groove, thunderous drumming, twin guitar interplay, manly vocals, and the blood-spattered kitchen sink.