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.