Lollipop Magazine

Warped Tour 2003 – Review

October 15, 2003

Everyone should stop worrying about “corporate music” ruining punk. When it’s no longer profitable to produce, they’ll stop signing.

Atticus – Dragging the Lake II – Review

July 2, 2003

Hear the bands you’ve heard everyone talk about, and spit at the shit bands that, for some reason, are cheered instead of beaten up in the parking lot.

Songs From the Penalty Box – 5 – Review

January 3, 2003

The latest Songs From the Penalty Box proves that Tooth & Nail is home to the best entries in the “sentimental Dawson’s Creek soundtrack” sweepstakes.

Atticus – Dragging the Lake – Review

November 11, 2002

Hotshot punkpop and emopunk bands, and some up-and-comers. Unreleased tracks can be a misleading introduction, but it’s a nice addition for serious music fans.

Warped Tour 2002 Compilation – Review

November 11, 2002

There are a few old timers, a bunch of mid-’90s greats, and it’s practically a who’s who of all the news bands, both great and pathetic.

Slick Shoes – Review

October 28, 2002

Much like MxPx only faster, tighter, and generally not as annoying. Slick Shoes play NOFX-style punk, and mostly stopped praising God in their lyrics.

Cooter – Slick Shoes – Split – Review

September 1, 2000

Cooter is yelping melodic punk, and they throw in some nice’n’nasty chords, but they never stray far from the peppy, heartfelt, Bouncing Souls-style vocals.

Slick Shoes – Wake Up Screaming – Review

September 1, 2000

Not as fast as before (less of the stuttering NOFX riffs), and while I guess they’re branching out a bit, it doesn’t really grab me the way previous songs have.

Slick Shoes – Cooter – Split – Review

September 1, 2000

Manic God-punk with Ryan Greene-sounding production, but here they slow down a touch (still fast tho’) and the fourth track is an impromptu fuck-around.

Free Bee – Review

September 1, 2000

This comp samples Tooth & Nail’s expanding roster of rock bands that stretch over many genres. I guess Starflyer 59 was too mellow to make this thing, huh?