Lollipop Magazine

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.

Guff – Symphony of Voices – Review

June 1, 2007

Pop punk, very mid-’90s, tuneful and the singer can hit the notes. It’s not sweet pop, nor is it street punk.

Ira – The Body and The Soil – Review

March 16, 2007

Ira is like Isis, Neurosis, Pelican, and all that instrumental stuff I’ve had a casual interest in for years, as you should. I like good drone, and this has it.

Bambix – Club Matuchek – Review

March 12, 2007

Female-fronted three-piece punkpop from The Netherlands, been around for a few years, play solid pop-oriented punk with real tunes and style in spades.

The Shocker – Up Your Ass Tray – Review

September 22, 2006

Jennifer Finch from L7’s new group. It’s a blast of punk and new wave flavored rock with gritty vocals and ridiculous, over the top lyrics.

Cougars – Pillow Talk – Review

June 1, 2006

Good, chaotic, loud & boisterous, totally locked-in rhythm, freakin’ horns’n’reeds. Either from NYC or Chicago. A “band to know” nod from AP and an EP on Thick.

Your Scene Sucks – Review

July 23, 2003

Hard. Core. Indeed, it takes physical strength to play the kind of music on this relentless 28-song sampler. Not a lot of snotty-voiced kids made the cut.

Go-Kart vs. The Corporate Giant – 3 – Review

July 23, 2003

Really good poppy-style punk, and fantastic beer-swilling hardcore ranging from ’77-style to squatter-political to fast-ass rock’n’roll to general sociopathic.

Daycare Swindlers – Heathen Radio – Review

May 30, 2003

They have an excellent rhythm section, with super-fast beats, and are really tight. The guitarist kicks ass, and the singer keeps up with the hectic pace.

In.Dk – Kill Whitey! – Review

January 31, 2003

Bands like these are so fucking lame. It’s well-produced and the riffs are good, too bad it’s all wasted on lame lyrics about totally pathetic politics.

GBH – Ha Ha – Review

January 17, 2003

GBH, although obviously better musicians and with better production, still keep true to what they have always done, bad ass hardcore/punk.

Brothers of Conquest – All the Colors of Darkness – Review

September 9, 2002

Rocker metal by guys who truly fed off jean jackets, shop class, Novas, and Eddie (you know, the Iron Maiden mascot).

Two Man Advantage – Don’t Label Us – Review

February 22, 2002

The first Two Man Advantage release was a punk rock record about hockey: Playin’ it, watchin’ it, and drinkin’ beer to it. Here, there’s one about a GTO.

Lunachicks – Babysitters on Acid – Review

February 22, 2002

A re-issue of the classic first record. Fast, snotty, and, well, crappy-sounding, just like punk sounded in the very early-’90s when this was recorded.

Terror Firmer Soundtrack – Review

June 4, 2001

It’s Troma, so unless you rent only from Blockbuster, you know this is some sexy, gross, weird and wild shit. Get this soundtrack cuz every band is a someone.

The Pinkerton Thugs – End of an Era – Review

June 4, 2001

The Pinkerton Thugs are called what they’re called and they’re basically street level punk, the kind of “tough life” crap we all write in notebooks in middle school but later outgrow.

Southport – Nothing is Easy – Review

June 3, 2001

Ex-Snuff guitarist/founding member Simon didn’t rejoin the band because he wanted to start his own project. Now that project has finally materialized,

Boris The Sprinkler – Gay! – Review

June 1, 2001

If you like inane humor, cheese, Ramones-style punk, and run-on sentences, seek out a looney band called Boris the Sprinkler.

Go-Kart vs. The Corporate Giant – 2 – Review

June 1, 2000

Cunningly disguised as a piece-of-shit punk comp, this masterpiece of “audio salvation” will entertain you with the fresh sounds of today’s hottest artists.

Down By Law – Fly the Flag – Review

January 1, 2000

Dave Smalley’s been around, sung for bands you oughtta know, has a master’s degree in political science, and he wants to tell us about the state of the world.

Anti-Flag – A New Kind of Army – Review

September 1, 1999

Anti-Flag are energetic punks with their hearts in the right place, and they put on a great live show, as long as you ignore the stage banter between songs.