Lollipop Magazine

The Smugglers reissue In the Hall of Fame – News

October 30, 2022

The Smugglers announce that Lavasocks Records is releasing In the Hall of Fame as a double LP on gold vinyl with a newly designed gatefold jacket on Nov 4th.

The Awkward Stage – Heaven Is For Easy Girls – Review

November 20, 2006

Great title. Title track is the best by far. I’m too high-strung for awkward-guy indie pop. Glad someone still writes AM radio pop I’ll never listen to it.

Novillero – Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives – Review

May 24, 2005

Solid indie rock, with good songs and light keyboards, not using them as a crutch. Bright vocals, comparisons to Ben Folds are inevitable.

New Town Animals – Is Your Radio Active? – Review

February 22, 2002

Pretty straight-forward angular/chicken-strut punk with lots of high-end and Brit-sounding pronunciation.

The New Pornographers – Mass Romantic – Review

June 4, 2001

Mass Romantic’s got the vintage guitar rock and the shuffle beat that’ve made people slap the steering wheel for decades (and counting).

Cub – Box of Hair – Review

August 1, 1996

Vancouver’s three queens of cuddle-core are back. Box of Hair is for fans of Runaways and the Muffs who are looking for more honesty in their sugar coating.

The Smugglers – Selling The Sizzle – Review

April 1, 1996

The Smugglers are always good for skipping-school-for-the-beach. There’s nothing better than surf, sun, sand, and drinking and shimmying to punkers in suits.

The Hi-Fives – Summer Games – Review

March 1, 1996

Fast, fun punk loaded with catchy lines and cute voices that’ll drive you into a teen-hop frenzy.