Lollipop Magazine

American Hair Metal – Review

March 3, 2007

Much has been written and filmed about the ’80s and ’90s hair metal flash, most of which falls somewhere between tongue-in-cheek and downright mocking in tone.

Nina – A Novel by Blag Dahlia – Review

January 5, 2007

Nina is exactly the novel you’d expect the singer of the Dwarves to write. The comic flair we’ve come to expect is not as dominant as I would’ve liked.

Scissorfight – Jaggernaut – Review

December 18, 2006

There are multiple tracks overdubbed, some tentative attempts at harmonies, and Ironlung seems to be making a valiant attempt at actual singing.

The Macho Man’s Drinkbook – Review

December 15, 2006

Something to keep in a high traffic area so you can pull it out at a party or when you’re drunk with friends for some gut laughs and quality boob ogling.

New York Dolls – One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This – Review

December 8, 2006

3/5ths of the band that made a pair of albums 30-some years ago is dead, leaving lead singer David Johansen, guitarist Syl Sylvian, and, uh, some other people.

The Black Keys – Chulahoma – Review

November 10, 2006

Chulahoma is the band’s own personal Kimbrough tribute, a six-song EP that closes out the band’s tenure with Kimbrough’s one-time home, Fat Possum.

Monster Magnet – Spine of God – Review

November 10, 2006

More song-based than 25 Tab, Spine of God is the perfect synthesis of Nuggets-style psych and Blue Cheer-style retard rock. A one-of-a-kind recording.

Monster Magnet – 25 Tab – Review

November 10, 2006

25 Tab is the second Monster Magnet album, easily the band’s most ambitious work, and a successful attempt to make the most psychedelic album of all time.

Comets on Fire – Avatar – Review

November 10, 2006

While Avatar may not satisfy the hard psych freaks who worship earlier records, there’s room for both sides of the band’s personality in my collection.

Black Stone Cherry – Review

October 27, 2006

Someone made a radio-friendly Black Label Society by toning down the aggression, lowering the metal, throwing in big hooks, and prettying up the fellas.