Lollipop Magazine

Armstrong – Dick, the Lion-Hearted – Review

July 13, 2003

Harnessing punk anger and funneling it through a power pop structure, Armstrong have discovered a formula sought after yet not reached by Sponge and Everclear.

Grandpa’s Ghost – The Tumble/Love Version – Review

May 16, 2003

What makes it good instead of just interesting is the use of distortion, vacuum cleaning, fuzz/space, and exploratory “free rock” to open up and connect.

Someday I – :Ref 4 – Interview

November 8, 2002

An interview with guitarist/vocalist John Meredith

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.

The Centre of the Universe – Book II – Review

February 22, 2002

Now known more for putting out angular, Chicago-meets-DC styled post-hardcore/indie rock than the powerpop they produce.

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.

Someday I – Look Up and Live – Review

April 1, 2000

A mixture of Chicago indie-rock with the best of Shades Apart and other original pop-punk bands. They bend tempos, use odd melodies, and spit out juicy riffs.

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.