Lollipop Magazine

The Book of Knots – Review

October 4, 2004

Wiley veterans of the art punk/indie wars roll out a beaut! Slow drag tempos working the terrain old folk-doom lent to Melvins/Barkmarket/Jucifer power surge.

Zeke – ‘Til The Living End – Review

October 4, 2004

Zeke ignore Motörhead about as much as Rancid ignores The Clash or The Queers ignore the Ramones. Template or historical antecedents? So what?

Amps II Eleven – Review

September 27, 2004

Murderous punk boogie, jacked-up viscous kickass, Doc Martin vs. four-inch platform stomp-a-longs; three chords and a cloud of dust.

Clutch – Blast Tyrant – Review

September 27, 2004

Spacey BBQ sauce reality and cagey wisdom burst forth from these guys in buckets; in both words and musical delivery.

Sultans – Shipwrecked – Review

September 6, 2004

The tunes, recording, thematic concerns, beats, and melodies are all right on, unless you don’t like the Stones’ “Get Off My Cloud.” Or The Von Bondies.

Sluts of Trust – We Are All – Review

August 16, 2004

Taking the guitar tweaking of Edward Van Halen and spiking it thru the post-punk herk ‘n’ jerk of those days is using the musical language to full advantange.

Speedealer – Bleed – Interview

August 16, 2004

An interview with guitarist/vocalist Jeff Hirshberg

Jesus And The Devil – Destructive Music Resists the Oncoming Light – Review

August 9, 2004

A band working a basically melodic mid-tempo rock that moves outside of rote “we like the Stooges” bar wipe, but doesn’t artificially look to be “different.”

Thulsa Doom – …and then take you to a place where jars are kept – Review

July 26, 2004

These guys heave a chunk through the plate glass window stoner rock stares through checking out kickass. Pair’m with their brethern Bad Wizard on a 2-year tour.

The Wildhearts – Riff After Riff – Review

July 26, 2004

Greatest hits cobbled together for the U.S.. Power pop melodies, rocker chomp, Mod flair, rock and roll tunes, perfectly-placed hooks, and unexpected heft.