Lollipop Magazine

The Hidden Hand – Divine Propoganda – Review

March 8, 2004

Blues rock mutated into proto-metal via burned-over psychedelia, the bad acid wah-wah pedal just post ’68, packed tight, giving you your bong-load’s worth.

Jonny Greenwood – Bodysong – Review

March 8, 2004

Over the years, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has expanded his “ead guitarist role into a gaggle of duties, from radio static dude to theremin guy to xylophonist.

Spirit Caravan – The Last Embrace – Review

March 8, 2004

A two-disc odds’n’sods compilation existing mostly to make available the tracks from the two out-of-print full-length albums, Jug Fulla Sun and Elusive Truth.

Against Me! – As the Eternal Cowboy – Interview

March 1, 2004

An Interview with vocalist/guitarist Tom Gabel

T.S.O.L. – Divided We Stand – Review

March 1, 2004

T.S.O.L has melded their metal tendencies into a controlled element of the snotty punk mix. The Goth creepiness as well has nicely settled in.

Sick of It All – Life on the Ropes – Review

March 1, 2004

Almost 20 years running, Sick Of It All deliver every time. Life on the Ropes is no different, except maybe that it pushes the band’s darker material to the forefront.

Pepe Deluxe – Beatitude – Review

March 1, 2004

Cool beats and heavy basslines interspersed with mellow guitar lines and emotive vocals. Innovative use of samples, and songs that are actual songs, rather than extended set pieces.

Pennywise – From The Ashes – Review

March 1, 2004

The velocity is respectable, but with few exceptions, you’ll find the same rhythms and riffs on a Thin Lizzy or Bon Jovi record. Less punk than punky.

Pretty Girls Make Graves – The New Romance – Interview

March 1, 2004

An interview with Andrea Zollo, Derek Fudesco, Nathan Thelen, Nick Dewitt, J. Clark

Pelican – Australasia – Review

March 1, 2004

Former pieces of the Earth’s crust now transformed into deadly projectiles as rockets of liquid magma spurted violently from the newly-created holes.