Lollipop Magazine

Patton Oswalt – Werewolves and Lollipops – Review

July 27, 2007

Reference points I might use: He compares Bush and Cheney to the Dukes of Hazzard in their ability to escape impossible predicaments with improbable ease.

Sucking the ’70s – Back in the Saddle Again – Review

May 11, 2007

It was a good idea the first time, and it’s a good idea now, although four discs worth of ’70s covers does seem to be pushing things to the saturation point.

Lesbian – Power Hor – Review

May 11, 2007

The four tracks veer from black metal screeching to dreamy Isis/Pelican-style post-rockery to downtuned stoner thudding, sometimes in just a few minutes.

Hubert Selby Jr. – It/ll Be Better Tomorrow – Review

May 11, 2007

A lot of its 79 minutes discuss Last Exit to Brooklyn. His fourth novel, Requiem for a Dream, is almost as well-known, thanks to Darren Aronofsky’s 2000 film.

Clouds – Legendary Demo – Review

May 4, 2007

A spin-off of Cave In. Sick in the same way as the early, super-distorted Hellacopters records and Life of Crime/You Can’t Pray a Lie-era Laughing Hyenas.

Sasquatch – II – Review

April 20, 2007

Heavy classic-rock power-trio thump, stoner rock by way of Walsh-era James Gang, Red Album-era Grand Funk, and Ted Nugent’s debut.

Middian – Age Eternal – Review

April 20, 2007

Mike Scheidt of YOB. The songs are long and ever-changing, Mike sings through the chorus pedal, and crushing guitar riffs abound at nearly every moment.

Earth – Hibernaculum – Review

April 20, 2007

Hibernaculum, which could also be regarded as a companion piece to Hex, reimagines three earlier Earth pieces in the Hex style, and the results are compelling.

American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986 – Review

April 20, 2007

The soundtrack to the documentary (itself is based on Steven Blush’s book), American Hardcore provides a pretty spiffy overview of the hardcore genre.

The Hidden Hand – The Resurrection of Whiskey Foote – Review

April 20, 2007

Scott “Wino” Weinrich has been around as leader of The Obsessed, singer for St. Vitus, and main engine for Spirit Caravan, and now The Hidden Hand.