Lollipop Magazine

The Black Lips – Review

November 26, 2003

Post-Nuggets garage punk, likeyou mighta seen on Estrus pre-Hellacopters, chock fulla two-minute screechers, the resulting desperately-needing-a-scrub racket.

Dead Meadow – Got It Live if You Want It – Review

February 14, 2003

The indulgent repetition owes to ’70s blues metal and prog. Ironic genres are presented as higher art, but are in reality embraced by couch-surfing stoners.

Kings of Nuthin’ – Fight Songs – Review

January 3, 2003

Reports of the death of swing have been greatly exaggerated. Boston’s own Kings Of Nuthin’ come on like gang busters, Mafia suits and all.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Bravery Repetition and Noise – Review

March 1, 2002

TBJM are quite set on emulating their ’60s rock heroes, and they’re not above blatantly stealing a riff or two to do it.

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.

Mick Farren and the Deviants – On Your Knees, Earthlings!!! 1967-2001 – Review

February 22, 2002

Beefheartean dada babble shot thru with white boy garageshock blues accompanied by Wayner Kramer, Phil Taylor, Mark Ramone, Chrissie Hynde, and more.

DMZ – Live at the Rat – Review

February 8, 2002

Here we got DMZ’s raw power garage shakers live in grimy black and white circa 1976 along with a whole lotta ’93 reunion – not space-filler neither.

Be a Caveman – The Best of the Voxx Garage Revival – Review

June 1, 2000

When Greg Shaw says there was no scene or outlet for this garage stuff, he’s most likely right, so we oughtta thank him for comin’ up with the Voxx thing.

Iggy And The Stooges – Double Danger – Review

June 1, 2000

The songs (essentially the same for both sets on these two discs) don’t exactly sound all that great. In fact, you’d probably conclude that “they sucked live.”

The Zeros – Right Now! – Review

January 1, 2000

The Zeros were mere high school kids when they crashed the early Hollywood underground scene, playing alongside bands like the Germs, X, the Dils, and Weirdos.