Lollipop Magazine

Queens Of The Stone Age – Lullabies to Paralyze – Review

June 13, 2005

You get some basic strolling bump-a-long riffs, beautifully understated rollin’-down-the autobahn drumming, and a pensive foreboding.

Nine Inch Nails – With Teeth – Review

June 13, 2005

The best tracks on With Teeth are the slow, and (relatively) quiet ones. Not to say that the harder ones don’t kick ass, they just seem more pushbutton.

Keane – Hopes and Fears – Review

April 18, 2005

Gigantic melodies that could topple mountains, belted out by a vocalist who reminds the masses what good songs are capable of in the right hands.

Keane – Hopes and Fears – Interview

November 22, 2004

An interview with keyboardist Tim Rice Oxley and drummer Richard Hughes

Helmet – Unsung: The Best Of (1991-1997) – Review

March 15, 2004

A long overdue retrospective of one of the most influential heavy bands of the last decade. This chronicles the almighty Helmet through their full-lengths Strap it On, Meantime, and (the criminally underrated) Aftertaste.

Campfire Girls – Review

December 10, 2003

Chicks love damaged goods, and apparently, so does Interscope. So the drug-recovered dudes got a second chance.

The Jam – The Complete Jam – Review

October 15, 2003

All the videos, of course, as well as a whole slew of TV appearances, along with two scrapbooks, and a brief documentary. For Jam geeks, it’s a necessity.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell – Review

October 1, 2003

This garage rock/art punk revivalist trio consists of a drummer, a singer (or wailer/whiner/whatever) and a guitarist. No bassist. They make due just fine.

T.A.T.U. – 200 Km/H in the Wrong Lane – Review

January 30, 2003

Not a bad song in the bunch. Rather than simply recording new vocals for this English-language version, many sound as if they were nearly or entirely re-made.

Dredg – El Cielo – Review

January 10, 2003

Why can’t modern rock sound like this? Ambitious, melodic streams of aggression mixed with cloud-splitting choruses that raise your arms to the sky.