Lollipop Magazine

The Nerve Agents – The Butterfly Collection – Review

February 22, 2002

The Nerve Agents are pretty good tho’, once ya get passed their pissed-offness (if ya wanna, mebbe ya don’t).

Tiger Army – II: Power of Moonlite – Review

February 15, 2002

Glenn Danzig could croon with balls; Tiger Army, well, they can simply croon… Lyrics tend towards the Gothic and pretentious.

Mouthwash – 1000 Dreams – Review

June 3, 2001

There’re strong hints of Op Ivy and Rancid here, and the beginnings of something, but there’s little to latch onto so far.

Dropkick Murphys – Sing Loud, Sing Proud – Interview

June 1, 2001

An interview with bassist Ken Casey

Rancid – Review

April 1, 2001

22 songs in 38 minutes. Fast, furious, melodic in spite of itself, and pretty damn punk cuz that’s what it wants to be.

The Distillers – Review

June 1, 2000

The Distillers are trashy, violent, swear convincingly, snarl about pretty much everything, and rock harder, dirtier, and meaner than Joan Jett and Hole.

Tiger Army – Review

June 1, 2000

Non-purist rockabilly (veering toward punk more than American roots music). Paces cross over into psychobilly, but also sweet melodies and trembling passion.

Give ‘em the Boot II – Review

April 1, 2000

As Dropkick Murphys claim in their opening track, “The Gang’s All Here.” Then there’s over an hour’s worth of punk, Oi!, rocksteady, reggae, and hardcore.

F-Minus – Review

January 1, 2000

I have yet to hear a hardcore punk record as raw as United Blood by Agnostic Front, or TSOL’s debut… until now. Pure, unadulterated anger on speed.

U.S. Bombs – The World – Review

September 1, 1999

Good, old-fashioned, thick-voiced, mid-tempo barroom anthem punk sway, but the Bombs don’t come across as wild on CD as they do in their shows.