Lollipop Magazine

Amplified Heat – Review

February 16, 2007

If your train stops for ’70s ZZ Top, Hognose, The Brought Low, George Thorogood, or the Black Crowes with Jimmy Page thing, it can pull in here.

The Nipples – Weekend Toys – Review

February 16, 2007

The singer is actually male, he’s got a little bit of a Dead Milkmen/Jerry Lewis thing going on, but they love it in France, and that’s good enough for me.

The Mooney Suzuki – The Maximum Black EP – Review

February 16, 2007

I’ve never believed anything The Mooney Suzuki have said or performed. Add to that the fact they called in the same songwriting team as Avril fucking Levine.

The Adored – A New Language – Review

February 16, 2007

The street-level tales of drugs, turning tricks, and general still-lifes are delivered with an enviable smart-ass confidence that age has traded in.

Teeth of The Hydra – Greenland – Review

February 16, 2007

Ugly, noisy, and brutal, even when strumming an acoustic, and heavy in that sludgy, painful way, like playing old Slayer riffs with a blanket over the amp.

Skid Row – Revolutions Per Minute – Review

February 16, 2007

The boyz are back, just Bachless. They’re grittier and a bit more jokey country-fried.

Piebald – Accidental Gentlemen – Review

February 16, 2007

’80s rock riffs, Beatlesque harmonies, and Dinasaur Jr. dissonance. Travis Shettel inexplicably treats them all with the same vessel-bursting screamatude.

Hickoids – Corn Demon – Review

February 16, 2007

A rockin’ unit with roots in country/boogie/schmaltz and a punk-yahoo attack. Bands need tunes, and they got’m, bud.

WTF – Review

February 16, 2007

WTF never comes close to reaching the heights of its inspiration, simply because, despite all of the inspired weirdness on display, it’s just not fun to play.

Unearth – III: In the Eyes of Fire – Interview

February 16, 2007

An interview with singer Trevor Phipps