Lollipop Magazine

Honest Don’s Dirty Dishes – Review

April 19, 2002

If you think punkpop has driven every worthwhile idea into the ground, there are songs here so catchy and peppy you can’t help but dance around like a fool.

Dance Hall Crashers – The Live Record – Review

September 1, 2000

THE BEST two-girl-fronted ska/punk band there is. The vocalists are so distinct that when they contribute to a friend’s record, you can totally tell it’s them.

Short Music for Short People – Review

September 1, 1999

101 bands each contributing a 30 second song. This is a who’s who of punk, from all over the world, spanning decades of punk in its many forms.

Honest Don’s Greatest Shits – Review

April 1, 1999

As a subsidiary of Fat Wreck Chords, Honest Don’s collects a song a piece from their smash-selling/up-and-coming roster.

Ska Sucks – Review

November 1, 1998

Following the seminal comp Punk Sucks, Liberation decided to try their hand at exploiting, ahem, releasing ska. 75 minutes of ska in its many forms.

Bio-Dome Soundtrack – Review

February 1, 1996

The musical theme blasted me back to the carefree days of high school in the ’80s when my biggest concern was what to wear.

Angus Soundtrack – Review

November 1, 1995

It’s as if someone asked me what my favorite punk/pop/dumb rock bands were, chose a song apiece, and slapped ’em on a compilation.

Dance Hall Crashers – Lockjaw – Review

October 1, 1995

Perhaps losing the horns was a shame, but the guitar and drum madness give the always-sexy vocals of Elyse and Karina a punk edge that kicks the Bangles’ ass.

Ska: The Third Wave – Review

April 1, 1995

The Third Wave of ska has it all: Sexy instrumentals, big band, and street punk, rude music for rude boys and girls, and a whole lotta skankin’ going on.