Lollipop Magazine

Crash Kelly – One More Heart Attack – Review

October 1, 2009

Sean Kelly can rip shit up, but, like Gilby Clarke, he doesn’t really know where to go with it. And his voice makes the Bay City Rollers sound butch.

Clutch – Strange Cousins From The West – Review

October 1, 2009

All manner of swampy, bluesy, stoner rock, topped creatively with lyrics like Les Claypool fronting Blue Oyster Cult. But we’ve heard all these tricks before.

Lynyrd Skynyrd – God & Guns – Review

September 1, 2009

Lynyrd Skynyrd are here again to unravel the nicotine-stained credo of every goddamn redneck cliché and characteristic until no stereotype is left untyped.

Faster Pussycat – Front Row For The Donkey Show – Review

September 1, 2009

Faster Pussycat is down to one original member, but what a member, in the leathered-up and corpse-painted, extended of girth, vague Nazi-lookin’ Taime Downe.

Chuck Mosley and Vua – Will Rap Over Hard Rock For Food – Review

September 1, 2009

Mosley once fronted Bad Brains, but is most notorious for his big-mouthed ranting on the first two Faith No More albums. Chuck got cool guest stars involved.

Ace Frehley – Anomaly – Review

September 1, 2009

Best Ace Frehley album ever, hands down. Anomaly is a huge, accomplished stadium rock record crafted and produced to perfection by Ace himself.

Sin Dealer – Dying to Live – Review

September 1, 2009

“Lying to Myself” is a two-prone guitar attack that builds cool riffage, and in “Got Into You,” warm guitar notes make stoner rock with attitude.

Throttlerod – Pig Charmer – Review

July 1, 2009

Beholden to the rubbery overdrive David Sardy pushed through, Barkmarket, and various ’90s production work with Quicksand, Orange 9 MM, and Cop Shoot Cop.

Royal Bliss – Life In-Between – Review

June 1, 2009

Royal Bliss might get stuck with the “passionate rock” tag, like Hinder and other embarrassments. Closer “I Was Drunk” I’ve now listened to going on 20 times.

Kylesa – Static Tensions – Review

June 1, 2009

Ridiculously rhythmic throb full of great songs and boiled over energy surge. The innerlocked double drummers and meshed guitars work like a big pumping heart.