Lollipop Magazine

The Daily Adventures of Mixerman – Review

February 28, 2005

An engineer/mixer/producer in L.A. about to begin a project with a major-label bidding war band decides it might be enlightening to chronicle his experiences.

Gentlemanly Repose – Review

February 28, 2005

Wearing only a robe and slippers, you’ve locked yourself out the tour bus parked (illegally) in Paris. What do you do? If you’re Mike Ruffino, you get a drink.

Choosing Death- Review

February 28, 2005

A book about the “who”s, “where”s, “what”s, “when”s, and – most importantly – “why”s of a movement that won our hearts and gave us a place to belong.

Field Guide To The North American Bird – Review

October 4, 2004

The authors are brother and sister who would flip each other off in extravagant ways, to see who could flip the other off most creatively.

So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star – Review

October 4, 2004

Part band-bio (Slichter was the drummer for Semisonic) and part music-biz expose, this book has the potential to appeal to several distinct groups of people.

The Self-Destruction Handbook – Review

October 4, 2004

Who’d’ve thought a stick figure drawing could make you laugh out loud? If your sense of humor is sick, twisted, and extremely cynical, get this book right now.

The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time – Review

October 4, 2004

Martin Popoff returns, ranking hot slabs of molten steel by votes taken amongst the genre’s participants (bands, journalists, label heads, PR staff, etc.).

What Is Goth? – Review

October 4, 2004

Besides making me smile, laugh, giggle, and nod my head in agreement, What Is Goth? made me want to read more Voltaire. Search out his Oh My Goth! as well.

Baby Plays Around – Review

May 23, 2004

Once I began to view the book as a story and not a typical rock book, my initial question was answered. Stapinski may not be a rock star, but she’s a terrific, funny writer, and a good storyteller.

Generation S.L.U.T. (which stands for “Sexually Liberated Urban Teenager”) is a fictional story, mainly about American youth and sex, but it hits harder on issues of teenage suicide, drugs, violence, politics, and war.

Books

The Daily Adventures of Mixerman – Review

Gentlemanly Repose – Review

Choosing Death- Review

Field Guide To The North American Bird – Review

So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star – Review

The Self-Destruction Handbook – Review

The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time – Review

What Is Goth? – Review

Baby Plays Around – Review

Generation SLUT – Review