Lollipop Magazine

Caustic Resin – The Afterbirth – Review

September 1, 2000

Steel-shod jangle, a roughly-handled gritty “folkish” thing, Caustic Resin’s groove is a slow continual swap between a tumble and a dusty trudge.

Caustic Resin – Trick Question – Review

January 1, 2000

Good to very-good guitar stroke concerned with things falling apart, (minds, relationships, feelings). Total blues feeling w/o adhering to any conventions.

Archers of Loaf – White Trash Heroes – Review

April 1, 1999

White Trash Heroes is forty minutes of rich, grainy, fuzzy-yet-warm rock for the thinking man.

Knapsack – This Conversation is Ending Starting Right Now – Review

April 1, 1999

Riff-heavy yet symmetrical in its arrangement, the songs are muscular in their punch and catchy in their sensibilities.

Throneberry – Squinting Before the Dazzle – Review

November 1, 1998

There is some interesting poetry in here. Unfortunately it’s muddled within a stringy mixture of long, Southern Gothic-(or backwoods garage)-flavored tunes.

Loud Family – Days for Days – Interview

November 1, 1998

An interview with Scott Miller

Caustic Resin – The Medicine Is All Gone – Review

September 1, 1998

More ‘lude than lewd, more glum than glam – it’ll sound nice at your next faux-fag filled ’70s/OD’d-party-guest revival party.

Paul K and the Weathermen – Love is a Gas – Review

September 1, 1997

If Nick Cave found his happy place, went to Vegas, won some cash, listened to a little lounge, and stopped for a quick lobotomy, it might sound like this.

Chug – Metalon – Review

July 1, 1997

Vampy vocals from Norma O’Malley paired with the monotone voice of bassist/vocalist Alf Danielson set to mood-swing music.

Blithe – Verse Chorus Verse – Review

July 1, 1997

When people in Sweden get bored, we here in the U.S. benefit because we get bands like the Cardigans, Fireside and now, Blithe.