Lollipop Magazine

Badsville – Review

November 8, 2002

The interviews and behind the (non)scene stuff is a good look at what it actually is. The pacing is good and the interviews are telling and straight up.

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – No More Shall We Part – Review

November 8, 2002

The videos themselves aren’t really that much to shout about. The really interesting part is in the studio, and the interviews with him and Mick Harvey.

Opium Jukebox – Never Mind the Bhangra, Here’s The… – Review

November 8, 2002

The ever-mercurial Martin Atkins and friends got extremely high, picked up a sitar, did some drum’n’bass programming, and covered The Sex Pistols songs.

Audio Learning Center – Friendships Often Fade Away – Review

November 8, 2002

Veterans of pre-Nevermind Seattle cornerstones Pon and Sprinkler have resurfaced. A post-youth journey into reflection, knowledge, and appreciation of aging.

The Break – Review

November 8, 2002

The singer can SING. He belts out smooth, confident, charismatic lines and hits the mark every time. Back it up with The Blasting Room’s quality production.

As Friends Rust – A Young Trophy Band In The Parlance of our Times – Review

November 8, 2002

Fuckin’ A, these guys just keep getting better. If you can believe it, this six-song EP is even more diverse and confident than their last full-length (Won).

The Spitfires – Three – Review

November 8, 2002

Less garagey than The Hives, less Detroit than Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, and more big beat rock and roll than Tight Bro’s From Way Back When.

The Ribeye Brothers – If I Had a Horse – Review

November 8, 2002

I wanted to hear two guys from Monster Magnet (John Kleiman and Tim Cronin) make a country album. And I’m still waiting for it.

Vehemence – God Was Created – Review

November 8, 2002

I was laughing at the album art until the CD started playing. Baroque acoustic guitars beneath Suffocation-style vocals? Early-In Flames duel lead riffing? Wow!

Selby Tigers – The Curse of the Selby Tigers – Review

November 8, 2002

Patrick of Dillinger Four called it “spastic garage rock from beyond mixed with the sexy panache of new wave.” That’s more concise than what I was gonna say.