Lollipop Magazine

Warped Tour 2003 – Review

October 15, 2003

Everyone should stop worrying about “corporate music” ruining punk. When it’s no longer profitable to produce, they’ll stop signing.

Smash Up Derby – Review

October 15, 2003

A great comp for those who wanna learn about this stuff, and it’s got some cool unreleased stuff, all for a list price of two Rolling Rocks.

Punk vs Emo – Review

October 15, 2003

A pretty decent sampler for those who’ve been under a rock the past ten years and are now looking to be somewhat “in the know” concerning emo and punk.

Punk-O-Rama – 8 – Review

October 15, 2003

As established a tradition as the Warped Tour, every year Punk-O-Rama features a blend of loved and hated stalwarts from Epitaph with upstarts making a buzz.

Liberation – Songs To Benefit PETA – Review

October 15, 2003

Hopefully, projects like Liberation will do damage control for all PETA’s frivolous lawsuits that mar the organization like spray paint on a mink stole.

Guitar Ace – Link Wray Tribute – Review

October 15, 2003

What’s to say? This is the best tribute I’ve ever heard, with the best liner notes, and just plain great roots rock destruction.

Natacha Atlas – Something Dangerous – Review

October 12, 2003

Her gimmick is that snaky, classic Arabic all-over-the-scales exotic yodel, and she uses it in the unlikeliest of places.

Radiohead – Hail to the Thief – Review

October 8, 2003

When all is said and done with Kid A and Amnesiac, “A Wolf at the Door (It Girl. Rag Doll)” is the song that really pushes Thom Yorke’s envelope.

Placer – Summer – Review

October 8, 2003

Placer, featuring ex/current members of Stompbox, Blue Man Group, Milligram, and a whole bunch more, takes Barbaro’s visceral beatdown even further.

Sigur Ros – “untitled #1” (a.k.a. “Vaka”) single – Review

October 8, 2003

This smaller dose does the job perfectly by stunning me with the band’s womb-like warmness for a satisfying 18 minutes.