Lollipop Magazine

Bionic – Black Blood – Review

January 1, 2009

Tense, wound-up, rocked-up gunk to draw in anyone with the a taste for the Who/Yardbirds ’60s Mod nerve through the MC5/Stooges/Simply Saucer/Devo ’70s.

Burden Brothers – Mercy – Review

December 1, 2008

Todd Lewis sang for the Toadies. Taz is the former skin-beater for the good Revered Horton Heat. Mercy is a bit more subdued than I’m used to.

Grady – Y. U. So Shady? – Review

December 1, 2008

Stomping electric blues growl that smashes the rough-cut stuff Fat Possum has championed into the beer joint where Motörhead covered ZZ Top.

Clutch – Full Fathom Five – Review

November 1, 2008

Favors the bluesy roll flow of the past couple (great) Clutch CDs. Live’s the place to visit this stoner rock jam-blues juggernaut.

Big Elf – Cheat the Gallows – Review

November 1, 2008

Imagine if Sabbath circa ’73 drew in a huge Queen influence, and then Ozzy convinced the guys to let fly with their (well, his) love of Beatles’ melodies.

We’re All Gonna Die – Kiss the Ground, Curse the Sky – Review

November 1, 2008

Another bassy slab of metalized skit-kicker rock, like Clutch or Scissorfight. Now with Jase from Lamont, another fine Boston dirt rock band, on bass.

The Evil Queens – Lovesong Werewolves – Review

November 1, 2008

Most did time in Our Flesh Party, who started out alt.funky.rock and whittled it into a ball of wire, backbone, and meat like Fugazi, Quicksand, and Barkmarket.

Die So Fluid – Not Everybody Gets A Happy Ending – Review

November 1, 2008

Singer/bassist Grog has a powerful voice, and while she’s no Linda Perry (Four Non-Blondes and solo, Google that shit, kids), she could kick Pink’s ass.

Ligion – External Affairs – Review

November 1, 2008

Strong songs with catchy choruses and hard-strummed guitar over driving beats. Rock, ya know? Ligion is poppy and catchy, no denying it and no need to.

Racebannon – Acid or Blood – Review

November 1, 2008

Another spastic, feedback-laden howlfest. No art-school posers here, just AmRep noise-mongers who know Mr. Bungle and Melt Banana and Swans.