Lollipop Magazine

Gravity Propulsion System – Get Destroy – Review

October 13, 2006

The compositional/functional/found-noise/skronking guitar hum and hollering/bewildered singing are intact. Everything’s sharper, tenser, and wound tighter.

Pere Ubu – Why I Hate Women – Review

October 6, 2006

Eating corn dogs with the Marx Brothers, listening to classic rock, and hoping to rip off some cool James Gang, Spirit, or Stooges riffs.

Pompeii – Assembly – Review

September 29, 2006

Dean Stafford has a high tenor voice that drips with emotion. The haunting sound of Caitlin Bailey’s cello also adds a lot of atmosphere and texture.

Adam Rich – You Can’t Escape Life – Review

September 22, 2006

Adam Rich isn’t a guitar whiz, but he can sing with the guitar about as well as he can with his voice, which ain’t bad. The best tune is the dusty “Vulture.”

Hulda – Forest of the Night – Review

September 22, 2006

Early ’80s-ish rock nestling itself between The Cranberries and Joan Jett, slightly burned-out chick-fronted grind with less hope in their lyrics than heart.

Chach – To Destroy Your Boyfriend’s Confidence – Review

September 22, 2006

Chach look cool, sound strong, produce well, and would stand up at any multi-band show you wandered into.

Buffalo Killers – Review

September 12, 2006

Member of Thee Shams kick out soulful, laid-back and thoughtful tales. Bit of drug stagger, sorrowful pleas, slide guitar, and harmonies Neil Young’d nod to.

Automatic Arms – Review

September 8, 2006

If you’ve zoned out to Cowboy Junkies or Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb,” you’ll find solace in the flow of this solemn, depressive, and well-assembled dish.

Gary Reynolds and The Brides of Obscurity – Instant Happiness – Review

September 8, 2006

Gary’s got the chops, the voice, and the songwriting to get and keep your interest, but it’s the “let’s do a country song” ideas that need to be nipped.

Gliss – Kick In Your Heart – Review

September 8, 2006

There’re some nice, subtlety electronic touches, lending to the Curish guitar and trembling vocals that’d make you sway in a crowded, dark club.