Lollipop Magazine

Beat The Bone – Naked – Review

May 16, 2005

They sound like Defiler (The Sopranos: Adriana tries to bankroll her ex-boyfriend’s band). I wonder if any of them banged a chick as hot as Drea DeMateo?

The Donnas – Gold Medal – Review

May 16, 2005

Gold Medal, produced by Avril Lavigne’s co-conspirator Butch Walker, is an album devoid of any of the grit the band once possessed.

Drawn and Quartered – Return of the Black Death – Review

May 16, 2005

Around since the late ’90s playing pretty standard death metal: Guttural vocals, heavy downstroked guitar riffs, machine gun fire drum beats, etc.

Dresden 45 – Paradise Lost – Review

May 9, 2005

This here is the definitive collection of Dresden 45’s work. The Texas-based hardcore band’s tenure ran from ’87-’93, and with this 20 track disc, you get pretty much all the tracks they ever recorded in one lethal package.

King Of The Hill: Complete Second Season – Review

March 7, 2005

A hilarious, warm-hearted cartoon series created by Mike Judge (Office Space, Beavis and Butthead) and Greg Daniels (The Simpsons).

Bars – Introducing – Review

February 7, 2005

Here’s a band that’s firmly entrenched in the hardcore ethos of scream and blast away, but is happy to mix in a healthy portion of ’70s arena rock riff-o-mania.

Gluecifer – Automatic Thrill – Review

February 7, 2005

Familiar, big beat, bluesy power riff sound with throaty vocals, slick production, and competent songs. Too much of it sounds like outtakes from Dr. Feelgood.

Coliseum – Review

December 27, 2004

This five-piece out of Kentucky are solid musicians playing well-written, honest songs about disillusionment, despair, and outsider pride. Heavy stuff!

Joe Buck – Joe Buck Yourself Motherfucker – Review

December 20, 2004

These grungy, psychobilly tunes are really tight, but they beg to be performed and recorded with a full band in order to realize their full potential.

Battles – EP C – Review

September 13, 2004

Uses instruments associated with rock (electric guitars, keyboards, and heavy drums) to create a sound that owes more to free jazz pioneers than Black Sabbath.