Lollipop Magazine

High Tension Wires – Midnight Cashier – Review

December 14, 2007

One simple riff is repeated ’til exhaustion while the corrosive voice of Mike Wiebe (Riverboat Gamblers) delivers a deadpan performance.

The Exploding Hearts – Shattered – Review

June 29, 2007

The Exploding Hearts were a short-lived and very young four-piece power pop/punk band from Portland, OR that crafted little pop ditties with a punk rock edge.

The Charming Snakes – Ammunition – Review

February 16, 2005

A record that’ll be out (or is out) on Dirtnap. Dirtnap discovered The Briefs, and a bunch of other dirty, noisy “The” bands. Here’s another. Sounds good.

The Epoxies – Review

February 14, 2003

Tinfoil hat “new wave” ’80s roots intensified and streamlined away from the hinky-jerkiness in favor of a pushier punk and roll take on such goofiness.

The Cripples – Dirty Head – Review

January 3, 2003

Now this is a nice take on “garage rock.” No guitars, two synth guys with a great bash-away drum and bass team down in the engine room.

The Briefs – Hit After Hit – Review

February 22, 2002

It’s pretty impossible to do anything new with punk, it’s a matter of doing the same goddamn thing loud, pure, and energetically. That’s what The Briefs do.