Red Scare Records – Lollipop Magazine

The Methadones – This Won’t Hurt – Review

March 1, 2007

It’s mind-boggling how many sugary-sweet pop punk tunes Dan Schafer (Dan Vapid) has penned or played. Screeching Weasel, Riverdales, and now The Methadones.

The Methadones – 21st Century Power Pop Riot – Review

November 17, 2006

Whoa-oh bubblegum punk like ya rarely hear anymore. Ya don’t realize just how bad punk has gotten until ya hear something like this.

The Falcon – Unicornography – Review

September 1, 2006

A fun supergroup, and their first full-length. Members of The Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio, and Rise Against: Chicago punk, in other words.

Teenage Bottlerocket – Total – Review

March 16, 2005

One of the singers used to front Lillingtons. No posing, just punkpop, like the mid-’90s stuff that I liked, before it went emo.

The Falcon – God Don’t Make No Trash – Up Your Ass With a Broken Glass – Review

February 23, 2005

Five songs, 12 minutes, and it takes a while to get used to the vocals. Members of: The Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio, Broadways, Rise Against, and Slapstick.

Enemy You – Stories Never Told – Review

February 16, 2005

Sweet punkpop, the kinda stuff a whole generation of us miss like crazy and hate all the new “punk.”