Lollipop Magazine

The Pinkos – Review

February 22, 2002

Vanessa, the guitarist, is also in Bell. The drummer, Steve, was in The Gits. There’s no one else in the band, they both sing and they’ve sorta got an X vibe.

The Now Time Delegation – Watch for Today – Review

February 22, 2002

Heavyhitters Tim Kerr (Lord High Fixers, Poison 13, The Big Boys, Monkeywrench, etc.) and Lisa Kekaula (of The Bellrays) and grind out some soul groove.

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).

The Neatbeats – Mercurial – Review

February 22, 2002

Japan’s Neatbeats make it their lives’ work to duplicate early ’60s teenybeat pop stuff like The Beatles and everyone else honed their chops on.

Them Wranch – Medium Rare – Review

February 22, 2002

Cast-off cuts copped offa Davie Allin fuzz and Flo and Eddy bup bups, Keith Moon fills circa the first or second Who record coexisting with double entendres.

The Mullens – Tough to Tell – Review

February 22, 2002

Solid mid-tempo garage punk, not like it gets transcendental or anything like that (which probably wouldn’t be a real good thing anyhow).

Fireballs of Freedom – Welcome to the Octagon – Interview

February 22, 2002

An “interview” with Jim James, Kelly Gately, Von Venner, and Sammy James

The Green Pajamas – Ghosts of Love – Review

February 22, 2002

I can appreciate the fact that the band almost broke up while making this record, since they doubtlessly spent too much time together recording the damn thing.

The Flaming Sideburns – Hallelujah Rock ‘n’ Rollah – Review

February 22, 2002

These wacky Finnskis get better and better every time. More soulful, too. They wear their grimy Stones influences on their sleeves and kick out Raw Power jams.

The Dirtbombs – Ultraglide in Black – Review

February 22, 2002

The greasy fingerprints of Mick Collins’ Deetroit roots are all over this thing. Whole chunksa soul backbeat galore. Ya hear it and ya wanna get up and dance.