Lollipop Magazine

Scissorfight – Jaggernaut – Review

December 18, 2006

There are multiple tracks overdubbed, some tentative attempts at harmonies, and Ironlung seems to be making a valiant attempt at actual singing.

Imogene – Review

December 15, 2006

Imogene should be from a hippy commune, the desert, the mountains. Some place where you can smoke up and jam with yer friends. But these guys are from L.A…

The Flaming Sideburns – Back To The Grave – Review

December 8, 2006

Like The Hellacopter, they dig deep into the vintage soul and r&b styles, so they lose a lot of trendy “garage rock” fans cuz they don’t wear matching suits.

New York Dolls – One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This – Review

December 8, 2006

3/5ths of the band that made a pair of albums 30-some years ago is dead, leaving lead singer David Johansen, guitarist Syl Sylvian, and, uh, some other people.

Danava – Review

December 1, 2006

Much relies heavily on standard ’70s-style hard rock, but if not for the band’s inclination towards prog rock, much of this material could come off as dated.

Royal Bliss – After the Chaos II – Review

November 20, 2006

A bit more Loverboy than the barroom swagger of The Golden Gods, but when melodic rock is 3 Doors Down and Hinder, I’ll take a hint of Maroon Five, if need be.

White Demons – Say Go – Review

November 17, 2006

Ramones’n’Roses-inspired progressions are littered with buzzsaw guitar leads trampling wherever the hell they please while Nick spits whiskey-throated odes.

Monster Magnet – Spine of God – Review

November 10, 2006

More song-based than 25 Tab, Spine of God is the perfect synthesis of Nuggets-style psych and Blue Cheer-style retard rock. A one-of-a-kind recording.

Monster Magnet – 25 Tab – Review

November 10, 2006

25 Tab is the second Monster Magnet album, easily the band’s most ambitious work, and a successful attempt to make the most psychedelic album of all time.

Melvins – (A) Senile Animal – Review

November 10, 2006

Really heavy rock; not metal, even as they absorbed that dynamic/language/attack as tots/post-tots as Black Flag rung their bell and called’m home to dinner.