Lollipop Magazine

Bad Astronaut – Armchair Martian – World’s IBC Heavyweight Championship: War of the Worlds – Review

March 29, 2002

Bad Astronaut (Joey [Lagwagon], Derrick [Lagwagon, Ataris], and Marko 72 [Sugarcult, Nerf Herder]) turn Armchair Martian’s whiskey tales into quivering dramas.

Armchair Martian – Bad Astronaut – World’s IBC Heavyweight Championship: War of the Worlds – Review

March 29, 2002

Armchair Martian rework Bad Astronaut tunes into Ryan Adams on testosterone/liquor/depression.

Season To Risk – The Shattering – Review

February 22, 2002

Season To Risk move through a territory of drone punch that may’ve shared space with the math rock mid-Western movement and tension release hard rock.

Shiner – Starless – Review

June 1, 2000

A discordant sense of melody that somehow works, a liver-than-a-live drum sound, and positive art school experimentations. Original and pleasing heavy rock.

Tanger – Review

January 1, 2000

Straight from the Touch & Go aesthetic comes Tanger, on O&O Records, but far from pop-punk. Chicago-style indie rock a la The Jesus Lizard and Shellac.

ALL – Review

June 1, 1999

Spanning the years, the singers, and the nuances of style, ALL encompasses, ahem, the all of ALL.