Martin Popoff – Page 9 – Lollipop Magazine

“Dead Mexican in my Headphones”: Alice Cooper Picking Apples – Column

October 20, 2006

I interview rock guys two, three times a week. I use voice recognition software to transcribe these interviews. It doesn’t always come out as planned though.

Iron Maiden – A Matter of Life and Death – Review

October 13, 2006

It’s taken years for people to decide Dance of Death wasn’t so hot and Brave New World was good. Most are putting this with Brave New World, and I agree.

Hammers of Misfortune – The Locust Years – Interview

September 29, 2006

An interview with guitarist John Cobbett

Phaze 1 – Review

September 8, 2006

The jackhammered masterwork of Lyzanxia brothers David and Franck Potvin, along with percussive maelstrom Dirk Verbeuren of Scarve and Soilwork fame.

Poisonblack – Lust Stained Despair – Review

September 8, 2006

Sentenced’s Ville Laihiala provides a viable alternative to the much-beloved suicide rockers. Poisonblack isn’t afraid to get both Gothic and proggy.

Dirty Rig – Rock Did It – Review

September 1, 2006

Aah, it fits, that being Warrior Soul’s Kory Clarke thrown like a match at the pumps into the rude and rudimentary redneck rock truck known as Dirty Rig.

Cataract – Kingdom – Review

September 1, 2006

Of superb quality, using modern toolings, only a smidge of modern styles, anchoring their imposing sound in a complex miasma of death metal movements.

Metal Church – A Light In The Dark – Review

September 1, 2006

Second Metal Church offering with third frontman Ronny Munroe finds Kurdt’s band solidifying their stance as classy old school riffsters with a touch of prog.

Bruce Dickinson – Anthology – Review

August 25, 2006

The motherlode of Bruce Dickinson solo. Two concerts, and every video Bruce has ever done, with bonus regaling by an animated, always self-assured Bruce.

Crucified Barbara – In Distortion We Trust – Review

August 25, 2006

Four gals logically next in line after Girlschool, Phantom Blue, Nashville Pussy, Kittie, and Lullacry, sounding safely like a mash-up between all of those.