Craig Regala – Page 21 – Lollipop Magazine

Rocket From The Tombs – Rocket Redux – Review

March 22, 2004

David Thomas of Pere Ubu and Cheetah Chrome of Dead Boys felt the band they split from (RFTT) had “unfinished business.” 26 years after the band split, they toured. The next year, this basically live-in-the-studio disc appears.

Nova Express – Gimme Some – Review

March 15, 2004

Four piece snarl/blaze classicist swagger rock. Real good singer, decent to damn fine tunes, and a clean, full recording.

Railsplitter- 860 Some Odd Lbs – Review

March 15, 2004

The tough scaly underbelly of ’90s Southern grind (Eyehategod, Buzzoven) taken into a bikerish “don’t let’m grind you down” direction. Ex-Dragbody/Bloodshovel guys.

The Failure – …of reason – Review

March 15, 2004

Nice radio-ready rock band that puts together chirpy/pushy tunes with real-sounding instruments and a heartfelt (read: ’70s-speak for “emo”) singer.

The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs – Maximum Overdrive – Review

March 15, 2004

The real reason to get this reissued classic is the buncha speedy rockers that woulda put’m on bills with DMZ, Smack, The Fluid, The Lazy Cowgirls, Electric Frankenstein, or The Hives.

Speedloader – Steady Hockin – Review

March 15, 2004

These fellas, well, they’re choppin’ the wood just right. Mid-tempo to quick syncopated stomp that owes as much to Tad as anything.

Totimoshi – Monoli – Review

March 8, 2004

The metalized, twisted riff rockin’ outburst who’s stood on stage with the finest of stoner, hard-art-hammer lords, improv-wazzle-prog, and heart-tugging drone.

Rue – Review

March 8, 2004

Guys from Hate Theory, Fistula, Sofa King Killer, and The Mighty Pillow Humpers have coagulated into this distillation of hard grunt.

The Hidden Hand – Divine Propoganda – Review

March 8, 2004

Blues rock mutated into proto-metal via burned-over psychedelia, the bad acid wah-wah pedal just post ’68, packed tight, giving you your bong-load’s worth.

Rickshaw – Sonic Overload – Review

March 1, 2004

Wife-approved kickass for Backyard Babies, Electric Frankenstein, The Hellacopters, Roadsaw, and Supersuckers fans.