Lollipop Magazine

One Man Army – Rumors and Headlines – Review

February 14, 2003

The soft white gut of ’77 Brit punk rock looking back in beery wonder to the Springsteen side of Joe Strummer.

Two Loons For Tea – Looking for Landmark – Review

January 31, 2003

It “dissolves the borders of rock, jazz, funk, and torch song balladry,” says the bio. Most indie-minded artists make such claims. The description is accurate.

Beatsteaks – Living Targets – Review

January 31, 2003

This Berlin-based band will never hit it big with the trendies, but anyone into the dark rockin’ of the Dwarves is sure to find things here to punch mirrors to.

Nile – In Their Darkened Shrines – Review

January 31, 2003

Extreme, guttural, thick and progressive, Nile delivering the somewhat expected snaky Middle Eastern lead patterns, twinned and beyond.

Moistboyz – III – Review

January 31, 2003

An odd mix of high-octane gonzo rock produced noisy in places and high-school metal band shitty in others. Pure American yahoo: Guns, booze’n’titties dirt rock.

In.Dk – Kill Whitey! – Review

January 31, 2003

Bands like these are so fucking lame. It’s well-produced and the riffs are good, too bad it’s all wasted on lame lyrics about totally pathetic politics.

The Forty-Fives – Fight Dirty – Review

January 31, 2003

This group of sideburns with legs make late-model garage that falls somewhere between The Mysterians and The Flamin’ Groovies.

Hate Eternal – King of All Kings – Review

January 31, 2003

The playing’s so precise, the drumming’s so accurate, and the tempo’s so fast that everything goes by too quickly to leave a lasting impression.

Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head – Review

January 31, 2003

The same delicate/emotional control as Travis and Poor Rich Ones, but they don’t put it to good songwriting. An album of cliched lyrics and mediocre melodies.

Grand Funk Railroad – On Time – Review

January 31, 2003

The debut, On Time, is a piston-pounding torrent of rhythmic overdrive, an hour’s worth of thumping beats banged out on raw, played-out drum heads.