Lollipop Magazine

Muck and the Mires – Take Me Back To Planet Earth – Music Stream

September 19, 2020

Boston garage rock mainstays, Muck and the Mires, take a nostalgic stroll through deserted Boston landmarks. 2:48 of pure, catchy, garage pop bliss!

Phil X & The Drills – Right On The Money – Music Stream

September 5, 2020

Phil X stepped in for Richie Sambora in Bon Jovi in 2016. It’s hard not to chant along to “Right, right, right on the money…” A rock anthem to behold.

Alain Johannes – Hallowed Bones – Music Stream

September 3, 2020

“Hallowed Bones” is perhaps the most similar to Eleven’s output in the ’90s, and therefore a fave of mine.

Rumahoy – Harambe The Pirate Gorilla – Music Stream

August 30, 2020

With all the bursting imagery of rousing sea shanty sing-alongs and pirate metal cheers, there’s just no excuse for a boring video.

Thundermother – Driving In Style – Music Stream

August 28, 2020

Swedish high-voltage rockers Thundermother reinvented themselves in 2017. Singer Guernica Mancini simply rules, as the AC/DC riffs pave the way.

Voivod – The End Of Dormancy – Music Stream

August 25, 2020

After jaw-dropping work by Dog Fashion Disco/Polkadot Cadaver, Jim Thirlwells’ Foetus projects, and Tod A.’s Cop Shoot Cop/Firewater, this is rudimentary.

Chris Cornell – Patience – Music Stream

August 19, 2020

“Chris recorded this song in March 2016 at Henson Studios. While he was working on his own album, he was teaching his daughter Toni how to play ‘Patience.'”

Gin Wigmore – Feels Like Me – Music Stream

August 17, 2020

Randy Newman’s bouncy piano work and raspy, optimistic female vocals feel like the first sip of coffee in the morning or a cool breeze coming across the park.

Horseneck – School’s Out – Music Stream

August 16, 2020

The sound is ’70s enough, the vocal snarl is acceptable, and the sing-song “no more pencils” is delightful, but there’s really nothing new brought to the song.

Carach Angren – Operation Compass – Music Stream

July 16, 2020

The double-bass is too far forward, the guitars are an afterthought, and the horror strings don’t take the moonlight until three minutes into this snoozer.