Jon Sarre – Page 8 – Lollipop Magazine

The Deadly Snakes – I’m Not Your Soldier Anymore – Review

February 22, 2002

A big bucketa soul fried up wit’ garage grease’n’some nice Memphis rootsy-type sensibilities. Pretty cool stuff and not just for a buncha Canadians, either.

The Beautys – Things of Beauty – Review

February 22, 2002

The Beautys’ singer, Kathleen, decides on “All Fucked Down” to let us know she’s not the vindictive type, thanks for sharing.

Sunset Valley – Icepond – Review

February 22, 2002

A very well put-together pop-styled twangy lo-fi well-paced well-thought-out structural nonsense like a collaboration of Syd Barrett’n’Gram Parsons.

Pushing Scandinavian Rock to the Man! – Vol. 2 – Review

February 22, 2002

There’re some familiar names, most of ’em, tho’, are not too well-known to me. The Scandinavian rock’n’roll invasion continues, but I think it’s a friendly one.

Not the Same Old Blues Crap II – Review

February 22, 2002

Sad truth is the Blues is whitherin’, tho’ not dead, not yet, as Fat Possum proves over and over again by releasin’ records like this.

Zen Guerilla – Shadows on the Sun – Review

February 22, 2002

The best rock’n’roll band on the planet workin’ right now. Shadows on the Sun is their second full-length for Sub Pop and their fifth or sixth overall.

Fernando – Dreams of the Sun and Sky – Review

February 22, 2002

Portland, Oregon’s fave Argentinean-born barrio bard returns with a slow change-up of melancholy sun-baked ballads.

Quasi – The Sword of God – Review

February 22, 2002

The duo of Sleater Kinney’s Janet Weiss and Sam “Puffy” Coomes (he of Heatmeiser and Elliot Smith sidemandom) are local heroes here in Portland, Ore-gone.

Donovan’s Brain – Tiny Crustacean Light Show – Review

February 22, 2002

Some sorta collective of spaced-out psychedelia, cuz they probably never got over it. That’s okay. I’m sure lotsa other people also never got over it.

Dead Moon – Trash and Burn – Review

February 22, 2002

Dead Moon is legendary. Dead Moon’s the fuckin’ shit, okay? Dead Moon will play for hours, or mebbe it just seems that way, not like in a bad way, either.