Brian Varney – Page 7 – Lollipop Magazine

Mando Diao – Hurricane Bar – Review

November 11, 2005

Super-catchy songs with all of the little touches you’ve come to expect with a nice, high-energy presentation that stops short of pop-punk territory.

Crash and Burn – The Value of Mistrust – Review

November 4, 2005

The manic energy and furious emotion of hardcore punk melded to rhythms with an awareness of the whole of rock music’s history, torquing the fuck out of ’em.

The Atomic Bitchwax – 3 – Review

October 28, 2005

Jam rock without the jamming parts, a collection of cool-sounding stuff that doesn’t really cohere into anything memorable or captivating.

Porcupine Tree – Deadwing – Review

October 28, 2005

The soundtrack to an unrealized film script by band leader Steven Wilson. For fans of Opeth’s quieter moments.

Acid King – III – Review

October 21, 2005

Pick any song from III and it’d sound just as at home on any previous Acid King release.

RPG – Full Time – Review

June 13, 2005

The sort of hot recording that always sounds loud, even if the volume at a reasonable level. The songs are simple, but loud, catchy, well-written, and clever.

Turbonegro – The ResErection – Review

June 13, 2005

Mostly interviews with the band detailing the reasons for the breakup in 1998 and the healing process that allowed the 2002 reunion. Very highly recommended.

The Ranch – Review

June 13, 2005

It’s nondescript to the point that now, a few hours after watching it, I can’t really bring more to mind than a vague sense of watered down “naughtiness.”

That ’70s Show: Season One – Review

June 13, 2005

People who were teenagers in the ’70s can probably relate to this group of kids as much as a child of the ’90s like myself or someone who’s a teenager today.

The Murder City Devils – Rock & Roll Won’t Wait – Review

June 13, 2005

Clips of live shows, some typical band-on-the-road footage, and some interviews with band members, but not enough of any of these to form the basis of a story.