Lollipop Magazine

Fields of the Nephilim – Mourning Sun – Review

August 11, 2006

Vampire rock, caked in dust and blood, the weariness of the ages hanging off every word Carl McCoy croaks (he barely has a human voice anymore).

Richard Hawley – Coles Corner – Interview

August 11, 2006

An interview with Richard Hawley

Pulse – Review

August 11, 2006

Blood, guts, and goofiness get the attention (Ichi The Killer, Audition, Versus) but Kurosawa’s recent work is more akin to Andrei Tarkovsky than Sam Raimi.

Kate Bush – Under Review – Review

August 4, 2006

As with the other Under Review installments, this round table discussion by certain “authorities” is little more than a generalized overview of her career.

Freshkills – Creeps and Lovers – Review

August 4, 2006

Freshkills utilize the simplistic strangled groove Gang of Four, PiL, Au Pairs, and The Pop Group stapled together in ’79 out of fucked up blues rock/funk.

Thursday – A City By The Light Divided – Review

August 4, 2006

It took four albums, but Thursday have finally given their emo medals away. There are Pink Floyd pushes on their most recent album, A City By The Light Divided.

The Ditty Bops – Moon Over the Freeway – Review

August 4, 2006

Sounds of Prohibition and fedoras fill the album, as Abby DeWald and Amanda Barrett harmonize and waltz their way through slightly odd tales of love and life.

Greg Graffin – Cold as the Clay – Review

August 4, 2006

Old timey instrumentation and folk surroundings allow Graffin’s (as always) ingenious hooks to breathe in the open spaces and appropriate accompaniment.

Generous Maria – Electricism – Review

August 4, 2006

Queens of the Stone Age vs. Fu Manchu strike me in as a good touch-point for Americans, with that gracious Mammoth Volume/DJCS “feel.”

Suicide City – Not My Year – Interview

August 4, 2006

An interview with Karl Bernholtz, Billy Graziadei, Jennifer Arroyo, AJ Marchetta, and Dan Lamagna