Lollipop Magazine

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.

Doc Hopper – Zigs, Yaws, and Zags – Review

June 1, 1999

Hints of Descendents, Green Day, a bit of almost country guitar, a bit of emo/indie rock, and some full-on guitar rock jamming.

The Candy Snatchers – Human Zoo – Interview

June 1, 1999

An interview with Matthew Odietus & producer Dean Rispler

Doc Hopper – Weston – The Stepchildren of – Review

June 1, 1999

Weston contributes 16 live tracks recorded at the Pipeline in New Jersey and Doc Hopper kicks in 13 tracks recorded live at NYU in NYC.

Boris the Sprinkler – Suck – Review

June 1, 1999

Former MaximumRockNRoll columnist, Rev. Nørb, has a band, and the guy can rant out a song as well as he can rant in that archaic medium, print.

Weston – Doc Hopper – The Stepchildren of Rock – Review

June 1, 1999

Weston contributes 16 live tracks recorded at the Pipeline in New Jersey and Doc Hopper kicks in 13 tracks recorded live at NYU in NYC.

Parasites – Rat Ass Pie – Review

November 1, 1998

Parasites are one of those bands most of us into melodic punk would list as a damn fine band if the list were a little longer.

Trick Babys – A Fool and His Money Will Soon Be Partying – Review

May 1, 1997

Trick Babys are the screech of a robust alley cat backed up by the rumble of delivery trucks in low gear. Hard-drinkin’, sharp-tongued, balls-out rock ‘n’ roll.

Buttsteak – Men Who Pause – Review

May 1, 1996

So quirky they’re bewildering, except all the songs sound the same. Nonsensical dadaist lyrics, spiffy harmonies, knowin’ how to work the same song structure.

The Wives – Ask Me How – Review

December 1, 1995

These girls rampage through simple and balls-out tunes with great lyrics. Metaphors and curb-side story-telling abound, loving set to furious beats.