Lollipop Magazine

Hi-Standard – Love is a Battlefield – Review

February 22, 2002

They’re happy, Japanese, write criminally-catchy songs, and seem to have so much fun, you just can’t keep that punk-ass sneer on your face!

Punk Chartbusters – Vol. 3 – Review

June 4, 2001

Punk bands cover top 40 songs throughout the ages. Two CDs, 50 tracks, ranging from shitty bands I’ve never heard of to shitty bands I HAVE heard of. I kid…

Hi-Standard – Making the Road – Review

April 1, 2000

Tight fucking playing, thick’n’fuzzy guitars, and, of course, the catchy melodies that only Japanese bands can create (listen to anime soundtracks for proof).

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.

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!

Cinema Beer Nuts – Review

December 1, 1997

As with any mixed bag of nuts, some are savory, some are bitter, some are almost candy sweet, and a handful can be swallowed without really noticing any taste.

Hi-Standard – Angry Fist – Review

October 1, 1997

Angry Fist is as non-stop punch-packing as its title suggests. As quick-tempoed, melodic, and well-produced as we’ve come to expect from Fat Wreck Chords.

Hi-Standard – Growing Up – Review

April 1, 1996

A Japanese punk/pop band that covers Bay City Rollers’ “Saturday Night” and Rainbow’s “Since You’ve Been Gone,” and sounds almost identical to Down By Law.

Hi-Standard – California Dreaming – Review

February 1, 1996

If NOFX was from Japan, this is how they’d sound. But what band on Fat Wreck Chords doesn’t resonate NOFX? Hi-Standard is more Beach Boys influenced.