Lollipop Magazine

Disarming Violence – Review

June 4, 2001

25 songs totaling more than an hour, all punk rock, all to benefit PAX, an anti-gun violence (not anti-gun) organization, what’s not to like?

NOFX – Pump up the Valuum – Review

September 1, 2000

Has no horns, no ska bridges, and few to no passionate swells that sometimes kick in to make ya realize NOFX can write really beautiful stuff.

Punk-O-Rama – 5 – Review

September 1, 2000

A lotta punk inspires me to smash jewel cases, not the state, so when I wanna relisten to/go-get-the-latest by some of these bands, that says a lot.

Speedbuggy USA – Cowboys and Aliens – Review

June 1, 2000

From punk and rock backgrounds (ex-members of NOFX, Sugartooth, Junkyard) Speedbuggy go the roots/country route, and unlike many, they do it well.

NOFX – The Decline – Review

April 1, 2000

Brutal anti-everything commentary ripping away at human nature, the government, big business, slackerdom, God, injustice, violence, and avoidance/escapism.

Before You Were Punk 2 – Another Punk Rock Tribute to ’80s New Wave – Review

January 1, 2000

Before You Were Punk2 begins its 12 songs (only 37 minutes) with The Suicide Machines’ take on The Romantics “What I Like About You.”

Short Music for Short People – Review

September 1, 1999

101 bands each contributing a 30 second song. This is a who’s who of punk, from all over the world, spanning decades of punk in its many forms.

Punk-o-Rama 4 – Review

September 1, 1999

Fat Music Vol. 4: Life in the Fat Lane – Review

September 1, 1999

45 minutes of pure Fatness. Unreleased tracks, Fat standards, and a new signee make this one that the kids’re gonna clamor for.

Punk-O-Rama – 3 – Review

April 1, 1999

While there’re songs I like better then those chosen to represent the bands, that might just clue ya into the fact I own a fuckload of Epitaph’s records.