Lollipop Magazine

The F-Ups – Review

January 31, 2005

The F-Ups bring us fast, pumping pop punk about having to go to school, dealing with parents, and, of course, awkward sexual situations.

Megadeth – So Far, So Good… So What! – Review

December 21, 2004

Stuck between the album that broke the band and the best album they would ever release. The forgotten middle child, and unjustly so.

Megadeth – Rust in Peace – Review

December 21, 2004

Lunging with ferocity and desperation, Mustaine, Marty Friedman, and Nick Menza, layed to waste the aural battlefield with beautifully choreographed carnage.

Megadeth – Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? – Review

December 21, 2004

Immersed in drug-enhanced nihilism, the boys purged demons that would scare the pants off of that other M band. This shit’s fucking ferocious, man.

Megadeth – Countdown to Extinction – Review

December 21, 2004

Sounding slicker than ever, the songs were paired down to simpler arrangements, but Countdown to Extinction tread the line between accessibility and integrity.

Auf Der Maur – Review

November 1, 2004

Bass player from Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins. Players from Queens Of The Stone Age/A Perfect Circle. Chris Gross (Masters of Reality) prodes.

Starsailor – Silence is Easy – Review

June 21, 2004

Silence Is Easy, the first album to feature Phil Spector production in 20 years, is Starsailor’s growth spurt, shooting them past most of their contemporaries.

John Lennon – Legend – Review

May 23, 2004

You almost feel like you’re getting reacquainted with someone close and dear. Legend’s crowning achievement: It makes John a real person.

Jonny Greenwood – Bodysong – Review

March 8, 2004

Over the years, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has expanded his “ead guitarist role into a gaggle of duties, from radio static dude to theremin guy to xylophonist.

Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue – Interview

November 26, 2003

An interview with guitarist Ryan Key