Lollipop Magazine

Joe Callicott – Ain’t A Gonna Lie To You – Review

October 1, 2003

Joe Callicott isn’t the gritty Delta-style blues guy you would expect. His is a light, smooth style, not so much polished as greased.

Elgin James – For Carol – Review

October 1, 2003

Ghosts of The Replacements, Sugar, and Chamberlain conjured up through long-time Boston figurehead Elgin James’s rough-but-vulnerable voice.

The Same Page – What Is That You Breathe? – Review

October 1, 2003

Drawing from Camden, the last Jawbox, and Joshua’s EP on Doghouse, Delaware’s The Same Page are wrangling some pretty/abrasive bursts of dissonance vs. yelping.

Motion City Soundtrack – I Am The Movie – Review

October 1, 2003

The first single is “The Future Freaks Me Out,” which is probably the catchiest song on the record, yet still heartfelt and simple enough to not be annoying.

The Milwaukees – This Is A Stickup – Review

October 1, 2003

One of the last and finest practitioners of good ol’ emotional post-punk. Perhaps the band’s best.

Motion City Soundtrack – Schatzi – Split EP – Review

October 1, 2003

When Motion City Soundtrack took to the stage and delivered an energetic mix of anthemic rock and melodic synth-pop, I was practically bouncing off the walls.

Logh – The Raging Sun – Review

October 1, 2003

The Raging Sun conveys Scandinavian snowed-in turmoil without ever leaning on other Swedish shoulders.

Friends of Dean Martinez – On The Shore – Review

October 1, 2003

This is the kinda laid back stuff I wanna hear when those worms in the bottom of the tequila bottle start to do their work.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell – Review

October 1, 2003

This garage rock/art punk revivalist trio consists of a drummer, a singer (or wailer/whiner/whatever) and a guitarist. No bassist. They make due just fine.

Torrez – The Evening Drag – Review

October 1, 2003

Driving into a setting sun, still-green trees rush by with a gleam of orange as you cruise down a winding road, summer in your hair, Fall at your back tires.