Lollipop Magazine

Dag Nasty – Minority of One – Review

January 3, 2003

These four have done time in Down By Law, DYS, Fugazi, Minor Threat, Bad Religion, All, The Meatmen, and Junkyard. A lot to live up to, and a lot to live down.

Anti-Flag – Mobilize – Review

January 3, 2003

The eight new songs runing down the usual litany of complaints: The military is too violent, the government is too repressive, some people are too homophobic.

Ikara Colt – Chat and Business – Review

January 3, 2003

Think of The Pixies’ frantic stuff, but without Joey Santiago’s surf guitar or Black Francis’ over-the-top lyrics and delivery.

The Flipsides – Clever One – Review

January 3, 2003

Singable as a doo-wop band gone punky and pissed.

Common Rider – This is Unity Music – Review

January 3, 2003

Common Rider can be forgiven if only because they’ve managed to pull off a ska-punk record that doesn’t rely on cheesy horns and guitar distortion pedals.

Halo Friendlies – Get Real – Review

January 3, 2003

Another chick punkpop band that bucks most of the pitfalls. Sure, they’re cute, sure, they rock pretty well, sure they write pretty lil’ peppy pop gems.

ADZ – American Steel – Review

January 3, 2003

Some pop-punk influence, but thankfully beefed up in every facet to take it out of that genre. The lyrics are funny and poignant and not sung like a sissy.

The Crush – Here is Where I Cross My Fingers – Review

January 3, 2003

Adeline enters the lucrative and often laughable world of emo-punk, but they do so with a band from Minneapolis, so they won’t get slapped.

The Cripples – Dirty Head – Review

January 3, 2003

Now this is a nice take on “garage rock.” No guitars, two synth guys with a great bash-away drum and bass team down in the engine room.

Gas Huffer – The Rest of Us – Review

January 3, 2003

Gas Huffer is good for twangy, frantic, surfish songs of the garage-pop variety. The Rest of Us is the best one yet.