Lollipop Magazine

Captain Beefheart – Under Review – Review

June 16, 2006

A reasonably in-depth analysis (almost two hours), and even if there’s not much new information for the hardcore geeks, the performance footage is enough.

Throttlerod – Nail – Review

June 9, 2006

Moving from classic rock to the dark and drearily downbeat to angular, hardcore-tinged punk fury, you can’t accuse Throttlerod of complacency.

Five Horse Johnson – The Mystery Spot – Review

June 9, 2006

The boys belly-flop into the deep mud-clogged river of America and belch out steel-shod blues shorn of beer rock, record collector ass-covering, and minutiae.

ZZZ – Sound of ZZZ – Review

May 12, 2006

Drummer Bjorn Ottenheim, lays down a fine, greasy beat, and his vocals are compelling. I just can’t get over my need for stringed instruments.

Dwarves – Fuck You Up and Get Live – Review

April 28, 2006

There’s not a thing wrong with the band’s performance. I just also wanted to see the spectacle, and it’s just not here.

That ’70s Show: Season Two – Review

April 28, 2006

The jokes are funny, but the playful sensibility that includes the liberal use of fantasy sequences and riffs on other genres keeps the laughs coming as well.

Man on Fire – Review

April 28, 2006

Jerky handheld work, jittery jump cuts, seemingly pointless zooms, and anarchic shifts in color palette brings to mind Fincher’s Se7en and Soderbergh’s Traffic.

The Bellrays – @ the Barfly – Review

April 28, 2006

I enjoyed the band’s second and third releases, but their third, The Red, White & Black, was a bit of a disappointment. @ the Barfly draws heavily from RW&B.

The Muggs – Review

April 28, 2006

Musically, it’s equal parts AC/DC and Foghat, with raspy, slightly snotty vocals heavy on important words like “baby,” and I just can’t get enough.

Grand Magus – Wolf’s Return – Review

April 21, 2006

Whereas the first two Grand Magus full-lengths were doom with a bit of classic rock and metal, Wolf’s Return is a classic metal album with just a hint of doom.