Lollipop Magazine

Thug Murder – The 13th Round – Review

June 4, 2001

A three-piece all-girl street punk band from Tokyo? Sounds like a gimmick, but if it is, it’s a good one cuz these girls rock! Discovered by DKM’s Ken Casey.

Dropkick Murphys – Sing Loud, Sing Proud – Interview

June 1, 2001

An interview with bassist Ken Casey

Dropkick Murphys – The Business – Mob Mentality – Review

September 1, 2000

What began as a 7″ split with Dropkick Murphys and The Business playing each others’ songs, turned into this 12-song, 29-minute EP with some extra covers.

The Business – Dropkick Murphys – Mob Mentality – Review

September 1, 2000

What began as a 7″ split with Dropkick Murphys and The Business playing each others’ songs, turned into this 12-song, 29-minute EP with some extra covers.

The Bruisers – In the Pit: Live and Rare – Review

September 1, 2000

A collection of live and unreleased/rare tracks by The Bruisers, a Boston/New Hampshire band credited as having inspired Oi!/streetpunk in America.

World Warped III Live – Review

September 1, 2000

They finally made the Warped comps a documentation of the live music instead of just a collection of the artists’ already pre-existing album tracks.

Punk-O-Rama – 5 – Review

September 1, 2000

A lotta punk inspires me to smash jewel cases, not the state, so when I wanna relisten to/go-get-the-latest by some of these bands, that says a lot.

Give ‘em the Boot II – Review

April 1, 2000

As Dropkick Murphys claim in their opening track, “The Gang’s All Here.” Then there’s over an hour’s worth of punk, Oi!, rocksteady, reggae, and hardcore.

Boston Drops the Gloves: A Tribute to Snapshot – Review

April 1, 2000

Whether an icon in the straight-edge movement, the tough-guy movement, or the street-thug subgenre of hardcore, Slapshot is revered as one of the best.

City Rockers – A Tribute to the Clash – Review

January 1, 2000

Most of the bands can’t think of anything interesting to do with their song, so they read it as the clumsy punk or hardcore they normally do.