Lollipop Magazine

Swingin’ Utters – Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass – Review

September 11, 2003

Among 13 generic Cali-punk tracks you’ll find four to show the band’s “roots” go deeper than lifting Gregg Graffin solos and paraphrasing Social D lyrics.

Steve Caballero – Bandology Vol. 1 – Review

July 23, 2003

Four tracks each from Steve Caballero’s four bands, stretching seamlessly from the early ’80s to the mid-’90s.

Lookout! Freakout – Episode 3 – Review

July 23, 2003

Last time our heroes were beset by bland “rock” on one hand, and bland “pop” on the other, but this time the real phantom menace is a combination of the two.

Transplants – Review

June 13, 2003

When the only drummer you can find for your “weird” side project is the guy from Blink 182, that’s God’s way of saying, “Don’t do it.”

Original Sinners – Review

January 10, 2003

Exene’s latest project, the Original Sinners, are like “X for beginners.” The band is tighter than X was, and certainly has more musical tricks up its sleeve.

Dag Nasty – Minority of One – Review

January 3, 2003

These four have done time in Down By Law, DYS, Fugazi, Minor Threat, Bad Religion, All, The Meatmen, and Junkyard. A lot to live up to, and a lot to live down.

Anti-Flag – Mobilize – Review

January 3, 2003

The eight new songs runing down the usual litany of complaints: The military is too violent, the government is too repressive, some people are too homophobic.

Ikara Colt – Chat and Business – Review

January 3, 2003

Think of The Pixies’ frantic stuff, but without Joey Santiago’s surf guitar or Black Francis’ over-the-top lyrics and delivery.

Common Rider – This is Unity Music – Review

January 3, 2003

Common Rider can be forgiven if only because they’ve managed to pull off a ska-punk record that doesn’t rely on cheesy horns and guitar distortion pedals.

Every Dog Will Have Its Day – Review

January 3, 2003

If you want to be the new Lookout! (now that Lookout! wants to be the new Sub Pop, and who knows what Sub Pop is up to these days), take it all the way.