RCA Records – Page 2 – Lollipop Magazine

Vue – Down For Whatever – Review

March 8, 2004

Vue melds raucous Stones struts with barrelhouse stomps. Rex Shelverton’s great rock ‘n’ roll voice rails, howls, and finesses into center focus.

The Strokes – Room on Fire – Review

February 2, 2004

More of the same downstroke, bare bones cool, albeit with a tad more guitar fireworks thrown in (those are guitar effects, not keyboards, on “12:51”).

Longwave – The Strangest Things – Review

August 6, 2003

The Strangest Things is unfortunately as bland as its predecessor was glorious: All pretty pastel colors, Plain Jane-ing the songwriting right into Blandsville.

Cave In – Antenna – Review

July 27, 2003

Antenna is Cave In on their own terms, doing exactly what they want, how they want it, kicking out a helluva arena/radio rock album.

Sloan – Pretty Together – Review

October 28, 2002

Catchy, instinctual, feels good to sing along to, but strangely intellectual at the same time.

Trik Turner – Review

July 12, 2002

“Friends & Family” is the single, a heartfelt’n’hoaky chill rap about appreciating, well, friends and family.

Lit – Atomic – Review

April 12, 2002

Lit are modern rock radio posterboys, compete with a string-assisted ballad and rebel-lite lyrics about drinking, making out with girls, and tattoos.

Handsome Devil – Love and Kisses from the Underground – Review

April 12, 2002

Handsome Devil have listened to the right bands, but they’re either not bright enough or not worldly enough to write anything better than bad covers.

The Strokes – Is This It – Review

February 8, 2002

The Strokes are neither complete wastes of music nor saviors of rock. They are just a band who are very good at reproducing some of their favorite artists.

Guano Apes – Don’t Give Me Names – Review

June 2, 2001

Staying on the heavy side even when slowing down and getting breathy (more Tool than Top 40), and while tirading a bit, never shrieking uncontrollably.