Lollipop Magazine

Dark Tranquillity – Damage Done – Review

January 3, 2003

Even if Damage Done is the heavier, more guitary and growly back-to-the-roots album folks are calling it, there are still a lot of keyboards.

“Dead Mexican in my Headphones”: Straight Between The Pies – Column

January 3, 2003

I interview rock guys two, three times a week. I use voice recognition software to transcribe these interviews. It doesn’t always come out as planned though.

The Metal Years – Power Metal – Review

November 11, 2002

If you follow these genres, most of these bands are familiar. They’re mostly the big names, with little “filler,” and omissions were probably licensing issues.

“Dead Mexican in my Headphones”: You Can’t Change Diapers Profoundly – Column

November 8, 2002

I interview rock guys two, three times a week. I use voice recognition software to transcribe these interviews. It doesn’t always come out as planned though.

A Tribute to The Beast – Review

August 2, 2002

Covering Iron Maiden is tricky. Two decades of shitty metal bands have paved the way for this thing all the way up my ass. But that’s not always the case here.

Visual Chaos – The Video Collection – Review

August 2, 2002

16 videos for $10. There’s a little blurb about each band in case yer unfamiliar, but most of these bands are pretty well-known in the underground.

Dark Tranquillity – Haven – Review

September 1, 2000

Haven is a kind of return to roots, being harder, more metal, and sounding rather In Flames in the process. And I mean that in a good way.

Identity – 6 – Behold Another World – Review

June 1, 2000

18 tracks, maxing out at just over 70 minutes of metal, most sub-genres represented. Groove-oriented nü metal allows the indulgence of black/Goth/dark metal.