Lollipop Magazine

The Workhorse III – Review

November 1, 2009

Hey, are you a fan of LisaChristSuperstar, Limecell, or Bad Luck 13? Ex-members of those bands just formed a band called The Workhorse III!

Snowbyrd – Diosado – Review

November 1, 2009

Shoegaze and alt-country, plus guitar jangle, stoner rock thud and wail, and assorted tinkerings. Some good tunes, clear production, a real find for some.

Rimfrost – Veraldar Nagli – Review

November 1, 2009

Double-bass thunder, flutter-picking mixed with arctic thrash, with anthemic Nordic roar, snakespit, and blackened yowl slathered generously atop this cake.

Outbreak – Review

November 1, 2009

I haven’t liked a new hardcore band in years, but I like this one. They’re from Maine. Singer (and label owner) Ryan O’Connor has a great, distinctive voice.

Modena – Review

November 1, 2009

Modena is a new, young band from Raleigh, NC, not a genius, tragically-addicted band from Seattle in 1990 that created the style, like Alice in Chains.

LandSpeedRecord – Unfailurelessness – Review

November 1, 2009

From Baltimore, very DC post-punk, angular guitar and turn-on-a-dime drumming, and vocals that don’t yelp or scream, but sound like they might at any moment.

I Love Rich – Season of the Rich – Review

November 1, 2009

This is the kinda stuff that’s either stupid and fun, or really, really, really bad. I Love Rich are from Chicago, love Kiss, and can ape the style well.

Face Value – Rode Hard Put Away Wet – Review

November 1, 2009

Some hardcore doesn’t age well, this did. From Cleveland, pre-metal inbreeding, guitar played hard and fast, and a singer offering lots of “aaaaaahhhhhhhs!”

Disgust of Us – Review

November 1, 2009

Disgust of Us have many, many good qualities and obvious skills, and they have a huge headstart on the majority of unsigned bands with a debut CD.

BM Linx – Black Entertainment – Review

November 1, 2009

15 years ago, when Bush was steering their Nirvana-lite rock approach down Electric Avenue, this might’ve flown.