Lollipop Magazine

Dave Parasite Presents: Pop Punk’s Not Dead – Review

January 1, 2008

Ramones-inspired ditties stemming from ’50’s prom songs and juvenile delinquent movies are present, but these diverse bands show a wide range of vocal styles.

Boris The Sprinkler – Gay! – Review

June 1, 2001

If you like inane humor, cheese, Ramones-style punk, and run-on sentences, seek out a looney band called Boris the Sprinkler.

Go-Kart vs. The Corporate Giant – 2 – Review

June 1, 2000

Cunningly disguised as a piece-of-shit punk comp, this masterpiece of “audio salvation” will entertain you with the fresh sounds of today’s hottest artists.

Grease: The not so original Soundtrack from the motion picture – Review

April 1, 2000

Most of the bands here 1) aren’t very good, 2) don’t try very hard, 3) point out a whispered truth: Most of the songs in Grease were actually pretty lame.

My So-Called Punk Rock Life – Review

January 1, 2000

With 30 songs, 74 minutes-worth of material to choose from, there’s pretty much no way to lose on this sucker if yer into pop punk or punk rock.

Boris the Sprinkler – Suck – Review

June 1, 1999

Former MaximumRockNRoll columnist, Rev. Nørb, has a band, and the guy can rant out a song as well as he can rant in that archaic medium, print.

Goin’ After Pussy – Review

April 1, 1999

I don’t think subtlety is much of a virtue over at Junk Records World Headquarters. Nah, naked obviousness is probably more like it.

That was Now, This is Then – Review

November 1, 1998

The concept of having punk bands in ’97 cover their favorite song from ’77 is a risky one. Luckily, Joey Vindictive has good judgment.

Show and Tell – A Stormy Remembrance of TV Theme Songs – Review

June 1, 1997

A nostalgia joyride, strapped in A Clockwork Orange-style. The tape’s running at double-time. And the sound quality is decent at best. 35 songs is too many.

Sonic Dolls – Sonic Dolls / Boris the Sprinkler split – Review

November 1, 1996

Sonic Dolls play energetic, authentic ’77 buzzsaw punk, and are more than likely the new darlings of MaximumRockNRoll.