Lollipop Magazine

Jello Biafra with the Melvins – Sieg Howdy! – Review

March 17, 2006

Funny how normative-rockist-duhish this is. Like the riff from Kiss’ “God of Thunder” or Deep Purple’s “Highway Star” hijacked by Rammstein and Jello-ized.

Ironhead – Livin’ Like We Wanna Die – Review

March 17, 2006

No hope, cheap speed, pre-major label mall glam slammed into Rubber City Rebels demos. Kinda what Texas Terry and other retro-engines are fueled on.

Greatdayforup – Flores de Sangre – Review

March 10, 2006

GDFU have that warm, thumpity-thump, deep-dish groove, clear singing, and sonic/structural referencing Kyuss, Sleep, Black Flag, Sabbath, and Monster Magnet.

The Hellacopters – Rock & Roll Is Dead – Review

March 3, 2006

The band journeys yet further into the annals of classic rock history, now virtually indistinguishable from progenitors such as KISS, Foghat, and the Stones.

Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned – Dealin’ Decks – Review

March 3, 2006

Rock and roll that commands the hips, its greasy, slinky rhythms the sort that moistened panties and panicked parents some 50 years ago.

Deadboy and the Elephantmen – We Are Night Sky – Review

March 3, 2006

The fatalistic beauty seems more urgent. Dax’s vocals and guitar (both often distorted) and Tessie Brunet’s feral drumming and lovely harmony vocals are here.

Below the Sound – Three – Review

March 1, 2006

Kinda like Rollins Band, if Rollins fronted an AmRep band. Unsane with an increased appreciation for subtlety and melody. A nimbler Helmet ,with tighter focus.

Beautiful Creatures – Deuce – Review

February 24, 2006

Hard to believe it’s Joe LeSte of Bang Tango. The band are so corrected and corporate-sounding, every trendy texture thrown on the guitar, bass, and vocals.

Nine Pound Hammer – Mulebite Deluxe – Review

February 3, 2006

Old school GTO drivin’, pissed off at your nowhere life, drinkin’ cheap beer and looking for a fight styled hick-core. Recorded back in the late ’80s.

Lamont – Muscle, Guts and Luck – Review

January 27, 2006

Lamont coined the term (and titled their second album) “thunderboogie,” which describes their sound better than any number of words could ever hope to do.