Craig Regala – Page 7 – Lollipop Magazine

Enter Naomi – SST, L.A. and all that – Review

December 14, 2007

Joe writes about how the culture, SST Records, and the people who fueled it hammered at being the real full-on thing, not a negatively-defined counter-culture.

Greg Thuman – Primal Static – Review

December 14, 2007

The spurting post-Zep string strangle winnowed through The Cult’s resurrection of that feel via the best moments of late ’80’s “hey baby” cock rockery.

Magnet School – Tonight We Drink Tomorrow We Battle the Evil at Hand – Review

October 19, 2007

Catchy alternative rock tunes that would’ve enlightened the hell outta the 120 Minutes crowd in ye olden days. C’mon, they cover a Swervedriver tune!

Dali’s Llama – Sweet Sludge – Review

October 12, 2007

Dali’s Llama swipe any guitar riff they’ve loved forever and put the band on “grit hum” cruise and drove that dumb fuck Kiss, Danzig, Sabbath, Bang riff hard.

Mos Generator – Songs for Future Gods – Review

September 28, 2007

Thick-riffed hard rock. The guys have done time in Mindfunk, Treepeople, and Voodoo Gearshift and know which end of the guitar to tickle.

Greenleaf – Agents of Ahriman – Review

September 21, 2007

Greenleaf fuse the roiling generator party bottom-end/vibe that burbled up from Kyuss and the MeteorCity label with tasteful ’70s Euro-hard attack rock.

GG Allin and the Criminal Quartet – Carnival of Excess – Review

September 21, 2007

Reish of GG Allin’s country-rock move fully remastered by Kramer to pure and beautiful effect. Odd to hear GG with this level of clarity.

Goon Moon – Licker’s Last Leg – Review

August 20, 2007

Druggy sway fest rolling down the highway blazed by T-Rex, Earth 18, and Bowie. Members of QOTSA, Masters of Reality, Desert Sessions, and Marilyn Manson.

Amplified Heat – How Do You Like The Sound of That – Review

August 10, 2007

High-octane, well-heeled burr-under-the-saddle blues attack rock and roll. One of the five best live bands I’ve seen, and I saw Nuge/Black Oak Arkansas in ’78.

Fu Manchu – We Must Obey – Interview

July 27, 2007

An interview with singer/guitarist Scott Hill