Lollipop Magazine

Magnet School – Tonight We Drink Tomorrow We Battle the Evil at Hand – Review

October 19, 2007

Catchy alternative rock tunes that would’ve enlightened the hell outta the 120 Minutes crowd in ye olden days. C’mon, they cover a Swervedriver tune!

Amplified Heat – How Do You Like The Sound of That – Review

August 10, 2007

High-octane, well-heeled burr-under-the-saddle blues attack rock and roll. One of the five best live bands I’ve seen, and I saw Nuge/Black Oak Arkansas in ’78.

Tia Carrera – Heaven/Hell EP – Review

June 22, 2007

Three cuts of improvised acid rock trio zonerism. It’s pretty much based on the fertile ’67-’72 best remembered from Hendrix’s “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Amplified Heat – Review

February 16, 2007

If your train stops for ’70s ZZ Top, Hognose, The Brought Low, George Thorogood, or the Black Crowes with Jimmy Page thing, it can pull in here.

Cardinale – 31:13 – Review

October 6, 2006

“Heavy” as in the emotional, if not bludgeoning sense. Maybe less drone and drift, linking it to a couple older era’s “progressive” rock works.

Freshkills – Creeps and Lovers – Review

August 4, 2006

Freshkills utilize the simplistic strangled groove Gang of Four, PiL, Au Pairs, and The Pop Group stapled together in ’79 out of fucked up blues rock/funk.

Players Club – Coextinction – Review

December 9, 2005

Lower East Side scum rock/noise rock of the early ’90s jammed through a metalized frame and heart-tugging murder melodies. What hardnut rock oughta be.

Hognose – ¡El Sombrero! – Review

October 28, 2005

Stompy, rompy, bluesy, grimy, greasy, pretty, gritty, hollar-for-a shot, howl-at-the-moon classic bad-ass rock action.

Super Heavy Goat Ass – 60,000 Years – Review

June 15, 2005

Smooth, righteous “heavy rock.” 60,000 Years locks between classicist hard-edged Southern fare, stoner-hump, and hard rock dynamics.

RPG – Full Time – Review

June 13, 2005

The sort of hot recording that always sounds loud, even if the volume at a reasonable level. The songs are simple, but loud, catchy, well-written, and clever.