Lollipop Magazine

Mötley Crüe – Carnival of Sins Live – Review

February 1, 2008

A virtually flawless show featuring all of their biggest hits and lesser known gems, both old and new, and a must for even the casual Crüe fan.

The Rock & Roll Film Encyclopedia – Review

February 1, 2008

A film guide whose focus is rock & roll-based movies. A reference guide for folks in search of music-based feature films, bio-pics, documentaries, and the like.

Roller Derby – The History and All-Girl Revival of the Greatest Sport on Wheels – Review

February 1, 2008

A brief, breezy history of the sport’s beginnings, its descent as a result of TV, and its rebirth as the sport for the PBR-swilling rockers and Goth girls.

If You Liked School, You’ll Love Work – Review

February 1, 2008

A collection of five short stories. Find it in hip record stores that have a small fiction section with Bukowski, Kerouac, Burroughs, Palahniuk, and Rollins.

Monster Island – Dream Tiger – Review

February 1, 2008

We called it drug folk. Now, it be freak folk. It’s got an eye-rolling approach to its “genre” that keeps the “revival” tag at bay using “ethnic” instruments.

Transformers – The Game – Review

February 1, 2008

The recent movie was lame or a triumph, depending on your devotion to the cartoon. For the game, there’s no debate: It’s not fun to play. It looks gross.

Genesis – Behind The Lines 1967-2007 – Review

February 1, 2008

This book isn’t for fans, it’s for fanatics. It doesn’t merely list the band’s extensive discography, it walks you from one release to the next.

Cinema of Obsession – Erotic Fixation and Love Gone Wrong in the Movies – Review

February 1, 2008

This book delves deep into the twisted core of movies like Mulholland Drive, Notes on a Scandal, and Fatal Attraction.

Akimbo – Navigating The Bronze – Review

February 1, 2008

These guys take the big brawling kickass thing and pile on tons of torn up T&G/AmRep/Skin Graft art grunt to give it genre-busting impact.

NHL 2K8 – Review

February 1, 2008

While EA took its Madden and NHL franchises to new heights with sleek graphics and speed boosts to the gameplay, the 2K responses weren’t able to keep pace.