Lollipop Magazine

Spider-Man – The Movie – Review

November 8, 2002

While neither a remake nor a sequel, Spider-Man: the Movie retains all the elements that made its predecessor the best comic-based video game ever released.

Star Trek Bridge Commander – Review

November 8, 2002

A valiant attempt to produce a Star Trek ship command simulator that lets you interact with a virtual bridge crew from the captain’s chair.

WWF Smackdown – Just Bring It – Review

November 8, 2002

Just Bring It is the closest anyone has yet come to cramming the bawdy spectacle of professional wrestling into a console system.

Opium Jukebox – Never Mind the Bhangra, Here’s The… – Review

November 8, 2002

The ever-mercurial Martin Atkins and friends got extremely high, picked up a sitar, did some drum’n’bass programming, and covered The Sex Pistols songs.

Audio Learning Center – Friendships Often Fade Away – Review

November 8, 2002

Veterans of pre-Nevermind Seattle cornerstones Pon and Sprinkler have resurfaced. A post-youth journey into reflection, knowledge, and appreciation of aging.

The Break – Review

November 8, 2002

The singer can SING. He belts out smooth, confident, charismatic lines and hits the mark every time. Back it up with The Blasting Room’s quality production.

As Friends Rust – A Young Trophy Band In The Parlance of our Times – Review

November 8, 2002

Fuckin’ A, these guys just keep getting better. If you can believe it, this six-song EP is even more diverse and confident than their last full-length (Won).

The Spitfires – Three – Review

November 8, 2002

Less garagey than The Hives, less Detroit than Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, and more big beat rock and roll than Tight Bro’s From Way Back When.

The Ribeye Brothers – If I Had a Horse – Review

November 8, 2002

I wanted to hear two guys from Monster Magnet (John Kleiman and Tim Cronin) make a country album. And I’m still waiting for it.

Vehemence – God Was Created – Review

November 8, 2002

I was laughing at the album art until the CD started playing. Baroque acoustic guitars beneath Suffocation-style vocals? Early-In Flames duel lead riffing? Wow!