Brian Varney – Page 10 – Lollipop Magazine

Sasquatch – Review

April 25, 2005

There’s a shit-ton more R&B pulsing through Sasquatch’s veins than those of the school of Sab/Vitus/Sleep worship. Two of three members are Detroit transplants.

YOB – The Illusion of Motion – Interview

April 18, 2005

An interview with singer/guitarist Mike Scheidt

Nine Pound Hammer – Kentucky Breakdown – Review

April 18, 2005

The first real song, “Rub Yer Daddy’s Lucky Belly,” rocked my ass and made me laugh, and the good times don’t let up for the album’s 33 minute running time.

Bad Wizard – #1 Tonite! – Review

April 4, 2005

Bad Wizard are less artists than craftsmen, a band of men (plus one foxy woman) who work hard to make music that’s solid, dependable, and totally functional.

Amplified Heat – In for Sin – Review

April 4, 2005

High-energy boogie rock that immediately brings Cactus’s finest moments to mind. Thundering, simple, dumb blues/boogie riffs with the force of a jackhammer.

The Screamers – Live in San Francisco 1978 – Review

March 7, 2005

The Screamers is intoned in hallowed terms by the hardest of hardcore underground punk fans, but the band remains a mystery since they never released a record.

Supersuckers – Live in Anaheim – Review

March 7, 2005

Funny, self-aggrandizing, and neatly straddling arena-rock bombast and no-bullshit punk rock fury, Supersuckers are the third band on an AC/DC/Ramones bill.

Ramones- Raw – Review

March 7, 2005

The live footage varies drastically in quality, but the good stuff is tremendous. Other footage, casting a light into the band’s personal life, is boring.

So What! The Good, the Mad, and the Ugly – Review

February 28, 2005

This deluxe coffee-table volume (which is heavier than the last few Metallica albums) is a collection of materials originally printed in their fan newsletter.

The Daily Adventures of Mixerman – Review

February 28, 2005

An engineer/mixer/producer in L.A. about to begin a project with a major-label bidding war band decides it might be enlightening to chronicle his experiences.