Lollipop Magazine

Piebald – Accidental Gentlemen – Review

February 16, 2007

’80s rock riffs, Beatlesque harmonies, and Dinasaur Jr. dissonance. Travis Shettel inexplicably treats them all with the same vessel-bursting screamatude.

Flogging Molly – Whiskey On Sunday – Review

December 15, 2006

Flogging Molly’s Irish frontman, Dave King, serves as the impetus for this collective, each with their own history, personality and talent.

The Casualties – Can’t Stop Us – Review

December 1, 2006

The sound, camera, and editing are awful, making it the perfect punk document. The chaos of the live show is honestly portrayed.

Bedouin Soundclash – Sounding A Mosaic – Review

January 13, 2006

They come from the expected hotbed of island roots music, Toronto, Ontario. Heh. They didn’t start a punk band to meet girls, they’re here for the music.

7 Seconds – Take it Back, Take it On, Take it Over! – Review

June 13, 2005

Like labelmates Kill Your Idols, 7 Seconds are on a crusade to rid hardcore of the commercialized bullshit that’s piled on the genre these past few years.

Kill Your Idols – From Companionship to Competition – Review

June 13, 2005

Kill Your Idols are the real thing. They sound like it, smell like it, and live like it. You can almost feel the street smarts ooze from their music.

Gogol Bordello – Gypsy Punks – Underdog World Strike – Review

June 7, 2005

Irish punk has blossomed because it’s “music of the people.” The other kinda punk is the outcast, the loner, the rebel. Gypsies are pretty anti-establishment.

The Briggs – Leaving the Ways – Review

April 25, 2005

The six quick tracks build in intensity, and the big sing-along choruses are good fun, what with the crunchy guitar and vocals that eat broken glass.

The Dan Band – Live – Review

April 13, 2005

Dan got his push from a fuck-filled “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in Old School, and singing “Feel Like Making Love” to a 13-year old in Starsky and Hutch.

The Casualties – En La Linea Del Frente – Review

April 13, 2005

When they recorded On the Front Line, they also recorded the lyrics in Spanish. Fast and furious street punk where ya can’t understand a damn word anyway.