Lollipop Magazine

Fields and Streams – Review

November 11, 2002

With 37 chick bands, eight indie boy bands and a total of 45 unreleased tracks, one contemplates: Why were they not released earlier?

Tight Bro’s From Way Back When – Lend You a Hand – Review

February 22, 2002

Part Candy Snatchers, part Scared of Chaka, outta breath like Tight Bro’s From Way Back When a Couple Years Now Fireballs of Freedom…

C Average – Second Reckoning – Review

February 22, 2002

Captain Beyond, Lucifer’s Friend, and Uriah Heeps’ most lucid riffs regunked by guys who banged out indie-era Monster Magnet and late period Black Flag.

Turbo’s Tunes – Review

June 4, 2001

This sampler of the label’s most recent licks at the driveways of garage rock delivers all this – but also a good helping of the unexpected.

Two Ton Boa – Review

September 1, 2000

Fraser harnesses images of horror to torture the men who deserve it. She thrusts rich cheats into Hell, with insects clicking their wings in their nostrils.

Bangs – Sweet Revenge – Review

September 1, 2000

Bangs still definitely smell of the old anthem-y, Riot Grrl-y shouts about those annoying boys. This is poppy, punky stuff.

Ronnie Spector – She Talks to Rainbows – Review

January 1, 2000

She Talks to Rainbows is only an EP, and leans towards Meatloaf at times, but the raw power of Spector’s voice cuts through any schmaltz.

Bikini Kill – The Singles – Review

November 1, 1998

Like Fugazi, Bikini Kill has generated plenty of attention from corporate pimps, but passed it over so they could continue releasing raw, uncompromising punk.

Unwound – Challenge For A Civilized Society – Review

September 1, 1998

Unwound breaks no new ground, sticking to their tried and true formula of Big Black-like guitar histrionics, tribal bass, and wonderfully off-kilter drum beats.

Wnico – Bon Voyage – Review

December 1, 1997

Wnico hail from the Bad Brains school of rock, mixing aggro punk, hip hop, reggae, and dub all on the same disc.