Lollipop Magazine

Forbidden guitarist shares shredding tips – News

October 24, 2011

The latest installment of Forbidden guitarist Steve Smyth’s column is now up at GuitarWorld.com.

The Sims 3 – Pets – Review

October 21, 2011

Sims games have always been trying to create the most ridiculous, chaotic situation possible. Adding pets is a surefire way to elevate the insanity.

Forza Motorsport 4 – Review

October 21, 2011

Meticulously detailed tracks and cars, narration from Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson, and an Autovista mode that allows you to poke around fully-featured interiors.

Akercocke bring British Satanic death metal – News

October 21, 2011

Two previously out-of-print releases from British Satanic death metallers Akercocke have been re-released together in a value-packed 2-CD set.

40 Watt Sun – The Inside Room – Review

October 21, 2011

A more metallic ’10s update on early-’90s shoegaze, 40 Watt Sun sounds like the bastard three-way of Kevin Shields, Peter Murphy, and half of Seattle circa ’91.

Angels & Airwaves return with LOVE Part Two – News

October 19, 2011

The saga began last year, when multimedia artistic visionaries Angels & Airwaves bestowed their free album, LOVE Part One, to nearly one million fans.

Caithlin De Marrais – Red Coats – Review

October 18, 2011

This ain’t the same old Caithlin from Rainer Maria. Red Coats is highly polished electro music. Sill confessional, but without the soaring emotional slabs.

Punk act Pinkerton Thugs now on Jailhouse Records – News

October 18, 2011

The Pinkerton Thugs were one of many bands that helped define the New England punk scene.

X-Men – Destiny – Review

October 14, 2011

It’s pretty astounding how a license with such limitless potential as X-Men has managed to inspire so many terrible videogames

Supremacy MMA – Review

October 14, 2011

Supremacy MMA is in kind of a dead zone. Good since it leaves it free of competitors, but bad because interest in gaming versions of MMA seems to have cooled.