Lollipop Magazine

I Killed Punk Rock – Review

February 1, 2008

Ex-Ransom member and serial blogger Mikey Von Ransom shows his off his collection highlighted by Turbo A.C.’s, Lower Class Brats, Clit 45, and The Sleazies.

Einstürzende Neubauten – Palast Der Republik – Review

February 1, 2008

The Godfathers of the German industrial movement perform in a palace that serves as the seat of parliament. Demolition is underway; the hall is empty and cold.

Dave Parasite Presents: Pop Punk’s Not Dead – Review

January 1, 2008

Ramones-inspired ditties stemming from ’50’s prom songs and juvenile delinquent movies are present, but these diverse bands show a wide range of vocal styles.

Sex Gang Children – Live At Ocean – Review

January 1, 2008

A bootleg with bad sound and shaky footage. Once past that, it’s pretty enjoyable. Contemporaries of Joy Division, Sigue Sique Sputnik, and Sisters of Mercy.

Naked Raygun – What Poor Gods We Do Make – Review

January 1, 2008

An anomaly. We knew of their urgent style of punk, but the locals knew the mythology. When Riot Fest facilitated a reunion, Raygun added to the legend.

The Jesus Lizard – Live – Review

December 21, 2007

The Jesus Lizard was rhythmic, sweaty, loud, and sexual. Singer David Yow gyrates, howls, and flails, molesting the audience at every available opportunity.

Baby Shambles – Shotter’s Nation – Review

December 14, 2007

Where last year’s Down In Albion gave a medicine-headed snapshot of the singer’s opiate use, Shotter’s Nation has a clarity and energy that the former lacked.

The 69 Eyes – Angels – Review

September 28, 2007

Whilst fellow Scandalnavians Turbonegro send up the ’70s glam of Alice Cooper, The 69 Eyes examine the evolution of glam to Gothic from ’60s to the ’90s.

Only Crime – Virulence – Review

September 21, 2007

Russ Rankin (Good Riddance) vocals, Bill Stevenson (All, Descendents) drums, Aaron Dalbec (Bane) guitar, Zach Blair (Hagfish) guitar, Doni Blair (Hagfish) bass.

The Guts – Sometimes You Just Can’t Win – Review

July 29, 2007

Clear, ’50s sock-hop I-killed-my-baby influences. One dude was in The Queers and Nobodys, which makes sense. Every song sounds different. Even better.

The Queers – Munki Brain – Review

July 22, 2007

If Ramones were the Beach Boys of punk, The Queers are the Jan & Dean. The softer, younger brother of surf punk. They’ve got shobby-doo-wops, for God’s sake.

Bad Brains – Build A Nation – Review

July 20, 2007

Many camps took Bad Brains’ lead, from Fishbone to watered-down 311 and Sublime. But few have produced a work as edifying and emotionally whole as this.

Viva Death – One Percent Panic – Review

July 13, 2007

To enjoy the album as a whole requires a broad palette, such as that of the eclectic Mr. Freese. Expertly performed, executed, and produced.

Rival Skulls – Hell Ouverture – Review

July 13, 2007

Rival Skulls trade off between Misfits demonizing “Vampyrism Theory” and AFI hardcore “Luciferian Path” with a humorless but pretty damn cool delivery.

Uncyclopedia – Review

April 27, 2007

“You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mindboggingly big it is. You may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist, but that’s just peanuts to this.”

Serpenteens – Dead Men Walking – Review

April 20, 2007

A fine mixture of Sabbath and Misfits featuring graciously round guitar work, driving rhythms, and sneaky melodies. Did I mention great soaring harmonies?

Me First & The Gimme Gimmes – Love Their Country – Review

April 20, 2007

We have both kinds of music, punk and western. It’s high time Fat Mike’s Karaoke kings bellied up to the bar for some honky tonkin’.

The Terminals – Forget About Never – Review

April 20, 2007

Despite and because of the unusual engineering, the room noise and unsafe at any volume recording level, this is the most exciting garage punk in many moons.

Kibo – Review

April 13, 2007

For 15 years, Kibo hosted a Usenet group to expound on physics, mathematics, and British sitcoms. Al Gore had to ask his permission to invent the Internet.

Evanescence – The Open Door – Review

April 13, 2007

Sounds so like Fallen, it could’ve been culled from the same sessions. Not on par with Tori Amos or Kate Bush, but somewhere around Fionna Apple and Jewell.

Wendy O Williams – The Plasmatics – 10 Years of Revolutionary Rock And Roll – Review

April 13, 2007

Groundbreaking. Chainsawing. Car bombing. Culture shocking. The Plasmatics flew in the face of convention. Great information thrown together like a scrapbook.

The Pixies – Live At The Paradise In Boston – Review

April 4, 2007

It’s a small club setting, just a couple hundred rabid hometown fans, and Black’s informal manner serves to put both band and audience at ease.

Daily Afflictions – Review

March 30, 2007

Andrew Boyd is an endlessly fascinating fellow. He’s an author, political activist, and culture-jamming cyber monk.

Dead Kennedys – Live at the Deaf Club – Interview

March 30, 2007

An interview with bassist Klaus Flouride

Some Action – The Band That Sucked the Life Out of Rock N Roll – Review

March 9, 2007

Good like Burger King. They have a great ’70s garage punk sound, and really catchy, singable, anthemic songs, but there’s one just like them on every corner.