Lollipop Magazine

Hellogoodbye – Zombies Aliens Vampires Dinosaurs – Review

June 1, 2006

While 13 year old girls get gooey over a lot of awful bands, a few transcend teenbiebopper boy blandness, like The All-American Rejects and Hellogoodbye.

Halifax – The Inevitability Of A Strange World – Review

March 1, 2006

I don’t remember Halifax being so “Kickstart My Heart,” but the “Hell… Yeah…” is so close, I keep waiting for them to launch into the Crüe’s chorus.

Hello Goodbye – Review

May 16, 2005

Sweeeet drum machine beats and synthetic keyboard solos, ala old school Nintendo music with a dash of Ozma and a pinch of The All-American Rejects.

Day at the Fair – The Rocking Chair Years – Review

April 13, 2005

Music for WB romances and commercials with teens with great skin and big smiles. As pleasant as a cool breeze, and as interchangeable.

Track Record – Review

March 28, 2005

New Drive-Thru, er, Rushmore Records band. No better, no worse than any of their other bands, who all sound exactly the same, but some are cuter than others.

Self Against City – Take It How You Want It – Review

March 16, 2005

Indie pop with bright vocals from a guy who sounds 12? Yup, it’s another new Drive-Thru band.

The Movielife – Has a Gambling Problem – Review

July 12, 2002

The Movielife has totally mellowed out since signing to Drive-Thru. Gone is the NY-style hardcore energy, replaced by Southern Florida sunshiny emo sentiments.

Midtown – Living Well Is the Best Revenge – Review

June 28, 2002

Midtown are from New Jersey, home of Bon Jovi, Springsteen, the Bouncing Souls, and the Sopranos. Copout reference points’d be Blink-182 and A New Found Glory.

Something Corporate – Audioboxer – Review

March 29, 2002

Andrew McMahon is off to a good start, with moments like a Jellyfish cover band just starting out on their own. Like a future Ben Folds as he finds his legs.

Fenix*TX – Lechuza – Review

February 22, 2002

Blink-182 knock-offs that haven’t developed into much of anything on their own, not that the record-buying public seems to notice or care.