Craig Regala – Page 23 – Lollipop Magazine

Grails – The Burden of Hope – Review

February 9, 2004

Mournfully beautiful music that’d fit with Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue,” John Cale’s “The Academy in Peril,” Kronos Quartet’s take on Phillip Glass’ “Company.”

Bee And Flower – What’s Mine Is Yours – Review

February 2, 2004

Drifting, cinematic, shadowed beauty that’ll pull anyone who’d love a combo of the Cocteau Twins, Sade, Garbage, Portishead, Mazzy Star, and Lisa Germano…

Sicbay – Overreaction Time – Review

February 2, 2004

Sicbay move around and embrace a heritage of quality forebearers, many of whom were signed to Homestead when Gerald Cosloy (Matador) ran it.

Nebula – Atomic Ritual – Interview

February 2, 2004

An Interview with guitarist/vocalist Eddie Glass

The Husbands – Introducing The Sounds of… – Review

February 2, 2004

Mix the Cramps’ “Goo Goo Muck” with the ’80s indie/garage tradition of a few chords ‘n’ a cloud of gal howl and you’ll be a-ok.

Eyes Like Knives – Review

November 26, 2003

A well rocked-out poke into emo’s soft gut pulls out the worthwhile bits and pieces that’ll help keep the jagged burn from warm and yelpy.

Pelican – Review

November 12, 2003

Heavy, heavily groove-laden, dramatic, opium-dosed honey flows down instrumental trudge/dooms haunch and you lap it up. So do I.

On Trial – Blinded By The Sun – Review

November 12, 2003

All kinds of hard rock/psych splatter-flower-howl from the Nixon era, gargled through the requisite Dee-troit Amboy Dukes/Frost/Stoogeness head waggle.

El Nada – Electric Frankenstein Meets El Nada – Review

November 12, 2003

Muscled punk garage/classic rocker punk from Electric Frankenstein, including a take on El Nada’s “502 Blues,” whilst El Nada chomp on one of EF’s best tunes.

Electric Frankenstein – Electric Frankenstein Meets El Nada – Review

November 12, 2003

Muscled punk garage/classic rocker punk from Electric Frankenstein, including a take on El Nada’s “502 Blues.”