Bands – Lollipop Magazine

The Mosfets – Radio, Turn Me On – Music Stream

May 24, 2026

Reminds of ‘I’ll Be There for You,” the infernal Friends theme song by the Rembrandts, which, divorced from having to watch the show, isn’t that infernal after all.

The Strokes – Going Shopping – Music Stream

May 20, 2026

The guitars are recognizably Strokes, and after a few listens, the melody gets stuck in your head, but so do commercials.

Yeah, Sure – Gut Punch – Music Stream

May 17, 2026

A sliver of updated classic hardcore with a little melody thrown in. Nothing else I’ve heard from the band goes quite this hard, but that’s okay.

The Cle Elum – Guided by Guided by Voices – Music Stream

May 3, 2026

The cleverly titled “Guided by Guided by Voices” is poppy and punky, with singer Ian Lee recalling Kody Templeman of Teenage Bottlerocket.

Beck – Ride Lonesome – Music Stream

April 26, 2026

“Ride Lonesome” is not awful. Mellow, acoustic, introspective, countryish. And he’s got the cash to make a beautiful video.

The Blurry Stars – Tidal Wave – Music Stream

April 19, 2026

The band calls themselves garage rock, which is partly right. They also have a heavy power pop side, with an emphasis on heavy; think cult fave Superdrag.

Social Distortion – Born to Kill – Music Stream

March 29, 2026

It’s plenty ballsy, like classic Social D. Rocking, upbeat tempo, Mike Ness’s Les Paul and battered baritone belting out a middle finger of a rock anthem.

Charm School – Schadenfreude Ploy – Review

March 8, 2026

The eponymous song off the band’s EP takes a dissonant walk, mixing a menacing guitar line with atonal horn. The din is quite a bit toward the end.

King Tuff – Twisted on a Train – Music Stream

February 25, 2026

Guitar rock for the indie set. Full of ’70s pre-EVH ax work and a riff that grabs you. It wouldn’t be out of place on the Dazed and Confused soundtrack.

Sweatmaster – More! – Music Stream

February 15, 2026

With ample cowbell, Sweatmaster return after a 15 year hiatus, and have lost none of their tightly-coiled danger. Finnish garage rock at its finest.