Lollipop Magazine

The Damned – Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead – Review

May 27, 2016

Of all the late ’70s punk godfathers, The Damned always seemed to be the ones to use the nascent punk sound for its purest purpose: To make great music.

Soilwork – Live In The Heart of Helsinki – Review

March 1, 2015

This first-ever live DVD/Blu-Ray from Soilwork, arriving right around the two-year anniversary of the band’s excellent 2013 double album, The Living Infinite.

The Stone Roses – Made of Stone – Review

December 7, 2013

A fantastic documentary of the Roses’ reformation in 2012 after 16 years off the map, by director Shane Meadows.

Orange County Hardcore Scenester – Review

August 31, 2012

Unless you were there, chances are the pillars of the Orange County hardcore scene of the ’90’s don’t ring a bell like their East Coast counterparts do. Lucky for you, filmmaker Evan Jacobs was there, and he brought his video camera.

House of Flesh Mannequins – Review

March 16, 2012

A bizarrely interesting mindtrip for fans of the outlandish. Acting is stiff and awkward, but very entertaining. The rapid-fire outrageousness is worth a look.

Father’s Day – Review

February 17, 2012

The glorious poster art promises great things. Forearm-sized pistol barrels, bloody chainsaws about to get licked, heaving cleavage, and daisy dukes.

X – The Unheard Music – Review

January 27, 2012

X is the coolest band ever. From the twisted poetry of Exene and John Doe to the steely-eyed perpetual smile of Billy Zoom to a drummer named D.J. Bonebrake.

Shot By Kern – Volume 1 – The First Season – Review

December 11, 2011

A fascinating look into a photographer’s process. Kern puts the girls in all sorts of unique poses that are sexy, bizarre, creepy, beautiful, or just weird.

Thankskilling – DVD – Review

November 11, 2011

Spawning the quotables “Gobble, Gobble, motherf#%@ker” and “Nice tits, bitch,” this is a low budget movie that’s more an attempt at comedy than a horror film.

Pagan Metal: A Documentary – Review

October 10, 2010

Turisas, Korpiklaani, TYR, Finntroll, Leaves Eyes, and others are universally nice, even as Bill Zebub drags the questioning into his predictable banality.