Lollipop Magazine

The Vein – Monsters and Men – Review

April 20, 2007

The sweep of classic rock’s big-voiced mix of European folk traditions and U.S.-bred country and blues. U2, The Doors, Pearl Jam, and Live come to mind.

The Knights of Fuzz – The Garage and Psychedelic Music Explosion from 1980 to Now – Review

April 20, 2007

A DVD of clips from bands that dug cool stuff book-ended by ’62 -’68. They were usually fueled by the concurrent snot punk and power pop stuff swirling around.

The Terminals – Forget About Never – Review

April 20, 2007

Despite and because of the unusual engineering, the room noise and unsafe at any volume recording level, this is the most exciting garage punk in many moons.

The Stooges – The Weirdness – Review

April 20, 2007

They bash simply, with a bit of retro, and so they’re competing with hundreds of bands who’ve emulated anything about The Stooges over the last 37 years.

The Hidden Hand – The Resurrection of Whiskey Foote – Review

April 20, 2007

Scott “Wino” Weinrich has been around as leader of The Obsessed, singer for St. Vitus, and main engine for Spirit Caravan, and now The Hidden Hand.

Obituary – Frozen Alive – Review

April 20, 2007

Recorded the same night as a Grave DVD, this is just as clear, well-produced, and packed full of crushing death metal. Live Grave, it’s the band’s first DVD.

Joshua English – Trouble None – Review

April 20, 2007

Joshua English fronted Boston indie trio Six Going On Seven, but by the time they released their swansong, they were abandoning grit and going completely pop.

Idlewild – Make Another World – Review

April 20, 2007

They’ve not continued on Warnings/Promises’ path, nor returned to The Remote Part’s commercialbility but combined the best of both. As much punk as U2 anthemic.

Benea Reach – Monument Bineothan – Review

April 20, 2007

Ex-Extol guitarist Christer Espevoll’s new outfit, Benea Reach. Monument Bineothan is a stainless steel, massive pillar of majestic metal.

Age of Nemesis – Terra Incognita – Review

April 20, 2007

Hungarian prog metal that hits hard, riffy and rhythmically, with technically brilliant vocals from Zoltan Kiss who pulls it off without sounding too non-Anglo.