Lollipop Magazine

Sick Of It All – Live in a Dive – Review

January 10, 2003

Live in a Dive has the band tear through songs from each of their records, sounding as blood-boilingly exciting as the first hardcore show you ever went to.

Revelation 100 – A Fifteen Year Retrospective of Rare Recordings – Review

November 11, 2002

Face it: Revelation had a big hand in the development of late-’80s/early-’90s hardcore and post-hardcore. They deserve recognition.

The Worldwide Tribute to the Real Oi – Review

June 4, 2001

Here are 13 bands spewing out the old faves (along with one of the originals, The Business, doing the Iron Cross classic, “Crucified”).

Terror Firmer Soundtrack – Review

June 4, 2001

It’s Troma, so unless you rent only from Blockbuster, you know this is some sexy, gross, weird and wild shit. Get this soundtrack cuz every band is a someone.

Live Fat, Die Young – Fat Music Vol. V – Review

June 4, 2001

The fifth edition in the Fat Music series. I recommend this sampler to anyone who quips that all Fat bands sound the same. That was a long time ago, loser.

Sick of it All – Yours Truly – Review

April 1, 2001

After putting out consistently good records for almost 15 years, Sick Of It All are back with another no-frills chunk of NYHC goodness.

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.

A Compilation of Warped Music II – Review

January 1, 2000

Why the hell would anyone pay another $16+ to be “introduced” to the bands they’ve already paid too much to see?

No Borders – Review

January 1, 2000

Half Japanese, half American hardcore, many of the names here are familiar, and the others are the Japanese bands that make this comp worth listening to.

Short Music for Short People – Review

September 1, 1999

101 bands each contributing a 30 second song. This is a who’s who of punk, from all over the world, spanning decades of punk in its many forms.