Lollipop Magazine

Ashtray Babyhead – Radio – Review

April 1, 2001

Ashtray Babyhead use keyboards, big, fuzzy guitars, monster hooks, and that roll-over Weezer thing sparingly, and the result is power pop at its finest.

Braid – Lucky to Be Alive – Review

April 1, 2000

Emitting energy from every note, syllable, and beat, Lucky to be Alive succeeds by showing that Braid is not one of those “new material only” live bands.

Songs for the Broken Hearted – Review

June 1, 1999

Songs for the Broken Hearted does a good job capturing heartbreak with many approaches.

Decampitated – Review

June 1, 1999

Funny combination: B-flick horror movie theme (which doesn’t take itself too seriously) with metallic hardcore (which takes itself way too seriously).

Take Warning – The Songs of Operation Ivy – Review

December 1, 1997

Energy was the whole fix and nothing other than a fix. Glue Factory Records pulled together a venerable whos-who of Southern Cali bands to appease you.