Lollipop Magazine

Blueline Medic – A Working Title in Green – Review

June 1, 2001

From the Land Down Under, Blueline Medic absorb Mineral’s arpeggios and Don Henley’s “Last Days of Summer” and turn them into pulsing melodies.

The Stereo – No Traffic – Interview

June 1, 2001

An interview with guitarist/vocalist Jamie Woolford

The Stereo – New Tokyo is Calling – Review

September 1, 2000

I pray the rumors aren’t true: that The Stereo, one of the best power pop bands today, has called it quits on the eve of their tour for this new EP.

Cooter – Slick Shoes – Split – Review

September 1, 2000

Cooter is yelping melodic punk, and they throw in some nice’n’nasty chords, but they never stray far from the peppy, heartfelt, Bouncing Souls-style vocals.

Slick Shoes – Cooter – Split – Review

September 1, 2000

Manic God-punk with Ryan Greene-sounding production, but here they slow down a touch (still fast tho’) and the fourth track is an impromptu fuck-around.

Pollen – Chip – Review

April 1, 2000

Quirky, funny, and with a knack for tunes about girls. The vocalist is as strong as Chad or Milo, and he’s got an equally muscular band behind him.

Jersey – The Battles Just Begun – Review

April 1, 2000

If you have a girl vocalist who doesn’t play any instruments, at least let her sing once in a while! If you’re going to copy Rancid, don’t get Tilt involved.

The Stereo – Three Hundred – Review

January 1, 2000

Everything that’s fun and exciting about pop rock is here: The perfect sing-along, the perfect pick-me-up, the perfect “she broke up with me” music.

Limp – Fine Girl – Review

September 1, 1999

While they’re not a lot different from everyone else playing pop/punk these days, “Dork” is a song I’ll be playing and putting on mixed tapes for friends.

Discount – Love, Billy – Review

September 1, 1999

A five-song, 15-minute EP by a beloved female-fronted band covering Billy Bragg classics. Sound cool? In theory, yeah, but this EP didn’t need to be done.