Lollipop Magazine

The All-American Rejects – Interview

March 8, 2004

An Interview with vocalist/bassist Tyson Ritter and guitarist/keyboardist Nick Wheeler

Rufus Wainwright – Want One – Interview

February 23, 2004

An interview with Rufus Wainwright

Leaves – Breath – Review

February 2, 2004

Sound a helluva lot more British than Icelandic. Copying countrymen Sigur Rós would’ve been a lot more interesting than the pseudo-Coldplay at work here.

Ours – Precious – Review

June 13, 2003

I hate to use the word “disappointed,” but nothing better sums up my feelings about Precious. Pick up Distorted Lullabies if you want to be truly moved.

Sparta – Wiretap Scars – Review

January 3, 2003

Sparta has emerged from At The Drive-In’s cocoon soaring like a butterfly, its melodic wings tinged with bitter poetry and howling whirlwinds.

Halfcocked – The Last Star – Review

April 12, 2002

Halfcocked use AC/DC to explain why they write stripped-down, predictable, (cliché-)pounding rock songs. But they look cool in the latest glammy/trashy fashion.

Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American – Review

February 22, 2002

The truth is that Bleed American just isn’t that good. How did a band as untouchable as Jimmy Eat World create something as bland and mundane as this?

Ours – Distorted Lullabies – Review

February 22, 2002

The subtle violence of Muse, which reminds me of the early Radiohead material that soared dizzily and plummeted sickeningly, leaving you spent and amazed.

Rufus Wainwright – Poses – Review

June 3, 2001

All the child-prodigy, gay man opera-made-pop spiel aside, how do you analyze someone as musically vibrant and flamboyant as Rufus Wainwright?

Creeper Lagoon – Take Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday – Review

June 1, 2001

Mainstream songwriting and a slick-ass production have turned these once-bedroom four-trackers into total radio hunks.