Lollipop Magazine

Bang! Bang! – Electric Sex – Review

May 12, 2005

Trendy, jerky female-fronted new wave punk. Like Missing Persons after a bunch of Rockstar energy drinks. Five-song EP of sexy, kitchy stuff.

Allhelluja – Inferno Music – Review

May 12, 2005

Hatesphere singer belts out metal-tinged stoner rock for a side project with Scarlet Records’ guy on drums. Dirty but dry, not metalcore, not Swedish thrash.

Flight of the Jesus Dog – Review

April 13, 2005

Random bursts of screamo, sometimes seconded by Cookie Monster death voice, blastbeats galore, scattered scales, and a breakdown or two for the kids.

Pela – All in Time – Review

April 13, 2005

Pela skates dangerously close to an over-hyped trendy indie rock band, but that’s the culture, not the songwriting, and that’s what saves them.

No Wait Wait – Review

April 13, 2005

Funny, this band name is like calling out to me as I type “Ignorable indie rock” and asking me to stay a bit longer. No.

Day at the Fair – The Rocking Chair Years – Review

April 13, 2005

Music for WB romances and commercials with teens with great skin and big smiles. As pleasant as a cool breeze, and as interchangeable.

Infidel?/Castro! – Bioentropic Damage Fractal – Review

April 13, 2005

My cat runs from the room when this plays. I like my cat a lot more than this CD. Two CDs of experimental noise and random bursts of chaos.

Nocturne – Guide to Extinction – Review

April 13, 2005

Nocturne have never been metal enough to grab, not industrial enough to be interesting, so I’ve just always dismissed them, as I will again.

Manda and the Marbles – Angels with Dirty Faces – Review

April 13, 2005

Classy Go-Go’s-style punkpop. Clear vocals, Manda can hit the right notes, the guitars are chipper, not sawing, and the keyboards are tasteful, not abrasive.

Cyber Jack – The Great Red Spot – Review

April 13, 2005

Brazilian metal band that’s just not far enough along yet. With some hammering out the style and some serious vocal lessons, this might stick.