Lollipop Magazine

Friction – Hours of Operation – Review

November 22, 2002

Before Hey Mercedes, before Braid, guitarist/vocalist Bob Nanna beat the skins and yelled profusely for punk trio Friction.

Sunday’s Best – The Californian – Review

October 28, 2002

Making a break for pop territory like many of their (former) emo peers, Sunday’s Best reach their destination, unlike the rest of the herd.

Aloha – Sugar – Review

October 4, 2002

Sugar – Aloha’s sophomore full-length – doesn’t disappoint. Everything that blew us away the first time is back, smarter and more full-bodied than ever.

Kyle Fischer – Open Ground – Review

July 12, 2002

Rainer Maria guitarist/vocalist Kyle Fischer strips away the volume and breaks out the acoustic for an album full of aching folk tunes.

AM/FM – Getting into Sinking – Review

March 22, 2002

Like Starflyer 59’s latest release, AM/FM are successfully tapping into the spirit of West Coast ’60s pop with Getting into Sinking.

Owen – Review

March 1, 2002

Owen is Mike Kinsella’s first solo record, finding the multi-instrumentalist handling all songwriting and performance duties by himself.

The Ivory Coast – Clouds – Review

February 22, 2002

The band is great; droplets of each instrument raining on different parts of the song to create a storm. But then the vocals come in…

ReDirection – Review

February 22, 2002

The best source for Midwestern math-ish indie/instrumental/emo rock, Polyvinyl has put together a damn fine (and balanced) sampler for those uninitiated.

Rainer Maria – A Better Version of Me – Interview

June 1, 2001

An interview with Caithlin De Marris, Kyle Fischer, and William Kuehn

Sunday’s Best – Poised to Break – Review

April 1, 2001

Though not at the top of the hierarchy, Sunday’s Best does a fine job of holding their own in the genre of “sometimes Knapsack, sometimes emo new wave.”