Brian Varney – Page 32 – Lollipop Magazine

Halfway To Gone – High Five – Review

February 22, 2002

Formed by the ex-lead singer of NJ’s Solarized, Halfway to Gone are a brutal, more concise deployment of many of the same rockist elements.

Five Horse Johnson – The No. 6 Dance – Interview

February 22, 2002

An interview with singer Eric Oblander

Sunnshine – Engender – Review

February 22, 2002

A thick, distorted guitar sound is what you should be looking for, and you’ll get it here, along with a heavy, agile rhythm section.

Judge Not – Review

February 22, 2002

Dollars for donuts, this is probably the best stoner rock compilation available. For $12.99, you get 28 tracks spread over two CDs.

Fireball Ministry – FMEP – Review

February 22, 2002

Fireball Ministry walk it and talk it, and could chew gum while doing both. They may not be the first church of rock and roll, but they’re high in the running.

Sons Of Otis – Songs for Worship – Review

February 22, 2002

The music began to fade as the screech gradually got louder and louder. I panicked and tried to run, but it was pointless. I couldn’t even move.

Zen Guerrilla – Shadows on the Sun – Interview

February 8, 2002

An interview with vocalist Marcus Durant

Beachwood Sparks – Once We Were Trees – Review

February 8, 2002

Beachwood Sparks makes intimate music that is made to be experienced in a small, warm environment like a church or your room.

The Black Crowes – Lions – Review

February 8, 2002

Lions is the sixth (and apparently last) Black Crowes full-length and the second since the departure of lead guitar whiz Marc Ford.

Throttlerod – Eastbound and Down – Review

June 4, 2001

Throttlerod sound like they’ve been weaned on a steady diet of the first five ZZ albums and the singer’s raw shout sits atop the racket just perfectly.