Lollipop Magazine

The Blasting Room documentary explores Legendary Punk Rock Studio – News

November 12, 2021

Over the last 27 years, some of the biggest names in punk have trusted a bare-bones space in Fort Collins, Colorado to record, mix, and master their stuff.

Good Riddance – My Republic – Review

July 28, 2006

Perhaps the band’s most melodic release, forgoing much of their past attack-based hardcore in exchange for sweet hooks. Catchy, driving, motivational tunes.

Liberation – Songs To Benefit PETA – Review

October 15, 2003

Hopefully, projects like Liberation will do damage control for all PETA’s frivolous lawsuits that mar the organization like spray paint on a mink stole.

Good Riddance – Bound By Ties of Blood and Affection – Review

October 1, 2003

It’s muscular, it’s pissed off at Middle America, it’s melodic like old school 7 Seconds and Agent Orange, it’s full-bodied, it’s fucking pure hardcore.

Good Riddance – Kill Your Idols – Split CD – Review

May 17, 2002

Good Riddance turn in a performance that puts their last three albums to shame. Though only four songs, their contributions are their heaviest tracks to date.

Kill Your Idols – Good Riddance – Split CD – Review

May 17, 2002

Kill Your Idols, though usually a quality act, sound like they’re falling apart on their three tracks here. Messy, unorganized, and weak.

Plea for Peace Take Action – Review

April 19, 2002

This comp and the tour that supported it brought some of the biggest names in underground music across the nation, raising donations and spreading good music.

For Those Who Stand – Review

April 19, 2002

The more struggle for equality, defying authority, speaking up against “the norm,” the better. And what better way to do it all than through music?

Live Fat, Die Young – Fat Music Vol. V – Review

June 4, 2001

The fifth edition in the Fat Music series. I recommend this sampler to anyone who quips that all Fat bands sound the same. That was a long time ago, loser.

A Compilation of Warped Music II – Review

January 1, 2000

Why the hell would anyone pay another $16+ to be “introduced” to the bands they’ve already paid too much to see?

Short Music for Short People – Review

September 1, 1999

101 bands each contributing a 30 second song. This is a who’s who of punk, from all over the world, spanning decades of punk in its many forms.

Of Things to Come – Review

September 1, 1999

A 14-song, 33 minute soundtrack to a snowboarding video and, for a change, not a bunch of songs you wonder how the hell anyone could ever snowboard to.

Fat Music Vol. 4: Life in the Fat Lane – Review

September 1, 1999

45 minutes of pure Fatness. Unreleased tracks, Fat standards, and a new signee make this one that the kids’re gonna clamor for.

Good Riddance – Operation Phoenix – Review

September 1, 1999

Despite my admiration for their work ethic, persistence, endurance, and outspoken philosophy, I just can’t get into their every-suburban town style of punk.

Oldies but Goodies – Review

November 1, 1998

Oldies But Goodies is kind enough to include photos, logos, and addresses for all the bands involved, as well as listing who each song was made famous by.

Physical Fatness: Fat Music Vol. III – Review

March 1, 1998

These 18 songs contain exclusive tracks, teasers from ’98 releases, and all your Fat favorites. All for $4!

Before You Were Punk – Review

June 1, 1997

Before You Were Punk coulda been another collection of the same hotshot punk bands covering silly songs from a decade many wish we could deny we were a part of.

Good Riddance – A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion – Review

December 1, 1996

I hate calling punk songs pretty, but sometimes Good Riddance comes close, and “A Credit to His Gender,” featuring Cinder Block (Tilt), is a perfect example.

Ignite – Ignite/ Good Riddance split – Review

November 1, 1996

Ignite play paint-by-numbers str8-core. What sets them apart is a drummer who can keep up and pull off time changes.

Good Riddance – Ignite / Good Riddance split – Review

November 1, 1996

Good Riddance are reminiscent of Born Against, since they play heavy, abrasive, and fast hardcore with the empathy and melancholy of peace punk.

Good Riddance – For God and Country – Review

March 1, 1995

While not as gravelly as Rancid’s vocals, Good Riddance vocalist Russ Rankin has a harsher, more forceful singing style than many melodic punk bands.