Lollipop Magazine

Children 18:3 – On The Run – Review

August 21, 2012

A family of home-schooled Christian kids form a punk band in Minnesota. That’s not the set-up for a joke, that’s the story here.

Death By Stereo – Black Sheep Of The American Dream – Review

August 15, 2012

Blending Swedish death metal with whoa-whoa punk choruses and distinctive hardcore punk vocal attack, what’s not to love?

Millencolin – The Melancholy Connection – Review

July 10, 2012

Swedish punkers fresh off 20th anniversary shows and looking back on their career. The Melancholy Connection is a compilation of rare, unreleased tracks.

Pennywise – All Or Nothing – Review

July 1, 2012

Epitaph vets Pennywise rock like they’ve got something to prove on All Or Nothing, their first album without founding singer Jim Lindberg in two decades.

The Real McKenzies – Westwinds – Review

May 15, 2012

This Vancouver-based band celebrates their Scottish heritage through a raucous mix of rock, punk, and folk.

The Gaslight Anthem – iTunes Session – Review

April 15, 2012

NJ rockers The Gaslight Anthem pull their influences from all the right places, from Misfits to Bouncing Souls to The Clash.

Star Fucking Hipsters – From the Dumpster To the Grave – Review

April 15, 2012

You might not be caught in a mosh for “Death Is Never Out of Fashion,” but you’ll be dancing to these 150 seconds of early Suicide Machines-style boogie.

Old Man Markley – Party Shack – Review

April 15, 2012

Old Man Markley mix bluegrass and Americana with their punk, which conjures fine memories of how John Doe and Billy Zoom of X.

New Found Glory – Radiosurgery – Review

April 15, 2012

New Found Glory thrives due to their heart-baring lyrics and the distinctive delivery of Jordan Pundik. Both are in full effect on “Anthem for the Unwanted.”

Useless ID – Symptoms – Review

April 15, 2012

This Israeli quartet has sharpened their melodic punk into a razor’s edge after years of albums, EPs, and splits, resulting in the immaculate “Before It Kills.”