Craig Regala – Page 32 – Lollipop Magazine

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Source Tags and Codes – Review

September 9, 2002

Unlike most of the stoner stuff I’ve been drenched with recently, there are actual tunes here.

Sweep The Leg Johnny – Going Down Swingin’ – Review

September 9, 2002

If you’re looking for a Flying Luttenbackers assault, this disc is more restrained and musical in a Chicago post-punk to post-rock to post-jazz way.

Mammoth Volume – The Early Years – Review

September 9, 2002

A vault dumper you may actually want. Mammoth Volume weave melodies and harmonic warmth snaked from classic rock into big. fat tunes.

Boulder – Reaped In Half – Review

August 16, 2002

They smack you full-force in the back of the head with the unholy power of their metal, but they’ve begun to form the metal before they start swinging.

Eternal Elysium – Share – Review

July 5, 2002

This is one heavy band. Fully-rounded groove to kick-ass action with plenty of big, whopping blues rock underpinnings, rhythmic propulsion and guitar sustain.

Grand Magus – Review

June 14, 2002

Grand Magus use the bluesy rockin’ tools handed down to’m and do a fine job working quick riff blazes like their contemporaries, Sheavy and Orange Goblin.

High Tide – Precious Cargo – Review

June 14, 2002

High Tide had a couple recs out in the beginning of the dirty urban hippies vs. progressive rock fan schism. A time when Hawkwind booted Lemmy…

The Dishes – 1-2 – Review

June 14, 2002

Really good garage rock in the Sympathy For The Record Industry tradition. Kinda pushy-bratty at times, but never shrill or whiny.

The Atomic Bitchwax – Spit Blood – Review

June 14, 2002

Seems like a vault emptier. Considering the guitar player, Ed Mundell who also tools for Monster Magnet, has been noted as leaving, maybe it is.

Brant Bjork & The Operators – Review

June 14, 2002

Primarily known as a drummer for Kyuss and Fu Manchu. He drums on his own rec too, as well as playing most of everything with a little help from his friends.