Lollipop Magazine

The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs – Maximum Overdrive – Review

March 15, 2004

The real reason to get this reissued classic is the buncha speedy rockers that woulda put’m on bills with DMZ, Smack, The Fluid, The Lazy Cowgirls, Electric Frankenstein, or The Hives.

Big Midnight – Everything For The First Time – Review

February 16, 2004

Hellacopters naysayers may say that band is too derivative to influence others, but said naysayers have obviously never heard Big Midnight.

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant – Rodeo Tandem Beat Specter – Review

July 23, 2003

Recorded in clean and natural sound, there’s no reason the next time you win the lottery you shouldn’t fund these guys, Acid Ape, Volume, and Dead Meadow.

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant – Collection – Review

March 1, 2002

They’re not copyists like lotsa other Japanese bands, so they come out smellin’ nasty like a packed club and they’re tight enough to pull off rockin’ frenzy.

Old Skars and Upstarts – Review

January 1, 2000

A punk rock party record with, as the title implies, favorite oldsters and young bucks, near thirty tracks in all, cuz someone thought it was a good idea.

The Street Walkin’ Cheetahs Meet Cherrie Currie – “Cherry Bomb” – Review

June 1, 1999

This un’s got Cherrie Currie who actually sang the song with the Runaways. Fans of The Street Walkin’ Cheetahs’ll get some kinda kick, sure.

Motor City Blues – Review

April 1, 1999

Back in 1973, ex-MC5 manager John Sinclair co-organized the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival. This was recorded at that series of shows.

Motor City Burnin’ – Vol 1 & 2 – Review

November 1, 1998

A two volume time capsule entitled Motor City’s Burnin’. It’s got Iggy, ?, the 5, plus a buncha other bands of the past and now.

The Dripping Lips – Ready to Crack? – Review

November 1, 1998

The Dripping Lips will instantly be more familiar than most of the other discs clutterin’ up the “misc D” section, which is okay, cuz it’s a pretty good record.

The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs – Overdrive – Review

September 1, 1997

Overdrive has old-style urban punk angst mixed in with Thundering guitar and a brawling attitude like we don’t see much these days.