Lollipop Magazine

Goon Moon – Licker’s Last Leg – Review

August 20, 2007

Druggy sway fest rolling down the highway blazed by T-Rex, Earth 18, and Bowie. Members of QOTSA, Masters of Reality, Desert Sessions, and Marilyn Manson.

Big D and the Kids Table – Strictly Rude – Interview

August 10, 2007

An interview with singer David McWane

Stormtroopers of Death – Rise of the Infidels – Review

August 10, 2007

Four unreleased studio tracks, with 20 live cuts. Sub-standard S.O.D. (two originals, two covers) with crap production, like ProTooled Pro-Pain out-takes.

Quiet Riot – Rehab – Review

August 10, 2007

The band settles into a personal, raw record of bluesy metal, with Kevin’s voice an instrument of beauty and persona, delivering with passion and dimension.

Mondo Generator – Dead Planet – Review

August 10, 2007

A bright and expensive-sounding recording with juiced electricity at the guitars, crafted o’er an upbeat punk-charged collection of songs with shouty vocals.

Spiderman 3 – Review

August 10, 2007

Swinging around Manhattan in Spiderman 3 is fun. Unfortunately, the one thing the game gets very right isn’t enough to overshadow its many faults.

Damnation A.D. – In This Life or the Next – Review

August 10, 2007

DC metalcore favorites getting back together had me as giddy as a school girl. But the three good tunes here are no match for the rest of the album’s tragedies.

Cornerstone – Two Tales of One Tomorrow – Review

August 10, 2007

It lacks of urge to be heavy for heavy’s sake, oddly mirroring the Violent Storm record experience, from Doogie White’s erstwhile Yngwie bandmate Mick Cervino.

Amplified Heat – How Do You Like The Sound of That – Review

August 10, 2007

High-octane, well-heeled burr-under-the-saddle blues attack rock and roll. One of the five best live bands I’ve seen, and I saw Nuge/Black Oak Arkansas in ’78.

Since the Flood – No Compromise – Review

August 3, 2007

Breakdowns, thick guitars, deep bottomed drums, with rough and burly vocals. However, there’s a very well-worked sense of melody here.