Evan Solochek – Page 3 – Lollipop Magazine

Bright Calm Blue – A Direct Approach For Casual Conversation – Review

March 15, 2004

Bright Calm Blue offers up pretty standard math-flavored indie-rock, which is to say it’s aggressive yet melodious, interesting yet formulaic.

The Desert Fathers – The Spirituality – Review

March 15, 2004

The Desert Fathers offer up a mixture of metallic distortion, electronic beats, and amorphous samples that is all then piled onto a rock and roll foundation with vocals that remind me of Built to Spill.

Death Cab For Cutie – Transatlanticism – Interview

March 8, 2004

An interview with guitarist/backup vocalist Chris Walla

Against Me! – As the Eternal Cowboy – Interview

March 1, 2004

An Interview with vocalist/guitarist Tom Gabel

Christiansen – Stylish Nihilists – Review

February 23, 2004

Tightly-assembled and intensely beautiful songs, complimented by the angst-ridden falsetto of Brandon Christiansen, filled with dark subject matters.

Ima Robot – Review

February 2, 2004

Ima Robot mix elements of art-rock, pop, and New Wave (think David Bowie and Devo) with post-punk energy and infectious electronic beats.

The Atari Star – Dispelling The Myth of Accurate Maps – Review

December 10, 2003

The spacey guitar put me into a daze, and before I knew what was happening, the drums and overdrive roared in, only to quickly fade out, and I’d been won over.

The Marlboro Chorus – Good Luck – Review

November 26, 2003

Mix bouncy acoustic guitar with sporadic piano bursts and folksy, yet poppy, falsetto vocals and you get a catchy album you can’t help but tap your feet to.

Pink Grease – All Over You – Review

November 26, 2003

While most “indie” bands are paying homage to the lo-fi rock of the ’70s and early ’80s, Pink Grease is doing them all one better and delving back to the 1950s.

Driver of the Year – Some Girls Would Say – Review

November 19, 2003

Ignoring the first song, Driver Of The Year put together a solid, yet confusingly eclectic album.