Lollipop Magazine

Bent Outta Shape – Stray Dog Town – Review

April 21, 2006

Unrepentant early ’80s-era Replacements, good and liquored up with the modern, hard-working, heartfelt, damn near poetic, currently basement-bound scene.

Toys That Kill – Control the Sun – Review

August 9, 2004

There’s a smartass melodic bend and catchy phrasing that barely runs ahead of steamroller bass lines. Fans of The Adicts or The Briefs will be sold right away.

Toys That Kill – The Citizen Abortion – Review

March 22, 2002

Toys That Kill are more, uh, “catchy” wary than loadsa their peers without bein’ “not catchy” or excessively “street punk” or whatever.

F.Y.P. – Toys that Kill – Review

September 1, 2000

After ten years of fuckin’ up the place, F.Y.P. call it quits. Toys that Kill, is the next band’s name. 17 songs in under 30 minutes. Produced by Blag.

Jag Offs – Four Letter Words – Split – Review

September 1, 2000

Two punk bands get together and cover The Beatles’ “White Album” in its entirety. In Spanish. Charlie Manson’s diggin’ it.

Four Letter Words – Jag Offs – Split – Review

September 1, 2000

Two punk bands get together and cover The Beatles’ “White Album” in its entirety. In Spanish. Charlie Manson’s diggin’ it.

Sex Offenders – Review

April 1, 2000

Nasty, chick-fronted gutter punk filled with violence, booze, drugs, theft, and destruction. While the vocalist Heather ain’t great, she ain’t bad.

Beatnik Termites – Bubblecore! – Review

April 1, 2000

Fourteen songs, short and not-so-sweet, a few produced by Mass Giorgini. The second studio release by these Cleveland punks, out of print for some time.

The Grumpies – Who Ate Stinky? – Review

April 1, 2000

Like a punk Atari Teenage Riot at times, or what Red Aunts, Bratmobile, and all that noisy grrl punk stuff might’ve been if I hadn’t hated most of it so much.

The Criminals – Review

April 1, 2000

This here self-titled is a 23-minute collection of recordings from ’94-95 (the early days) that’ve been long outta print.