Lollipop Magazine

Hopelessly Devoted to You – Vol 4 – Review

November 11, 2002

Newer Hopeless/Sub City band are of two distinct schools: The Weakerthans and Jeff Ott go the acoustic route, Thrice and Avenged Sevenfold are heavy.

Scared Of Chaka – Crossing with Switchblades – Interview

February 22, 2002

An interview with Ron Skrasek and Dave Hernandez

Don’t Mess with Hopeless – Review

June 1, 2000

Weakerthans, Dillinger Four, Against All Authority, Scared of Chaka, Digger, and The Queers. Free and worth every penny of it!

Cinema Beer Belly – Review

January 1, 2000

Not only are there the standard big names and mediocre bands that the label wants you to know about, there’re some bands that you’d not expect to find here.

Scared of Chaka – Tired of You – Review

September 1, 1999

With the exception of a couple laggers, every tune here is balls-out garage punk to smash things to, slam into people to, or get dangerously drunk in public to.

Take Action – Review

September 1, 1999

Joining Hopeless’ stable of punk bands are a few emo-esque bands and some guest punk bands. While I support the idea, this is not an award-winning comp.

Scared of Chaka – The Gain / Scared of Chaka split – Review

September 1, 1996

Scared of Chaka are like the Queers on even more caffeine. This is the good stuff, like if Adrenalin O.D. played bubblegum punk and did it well.