Lollipop Magazine

Everclear fall tour with The Ataris and The Pink Spiders – News

June 13, 2023

Everclear announce a 26-date Fall headlining tour featuring special guests The Ataris and The Pink Spiders.

Rock Against Bush – Vol. 1 – Review

October 4, 2004

Social Distortion, The Offspring, and Jello Biafra with DOA are called up from the reserves. Stalwarts NOFX, Pennywise, and Anti-Flag provide dutiful service.

Punk Rock Is Your Friend – Volume 4 – Review

January 28, 2004

If I have to listen to one more “Punk Rock Sampler” as punk as Christina Aguilera and Backstreet Boys, I will rip out every hair on my head, very slowly.

Smoking Popes Tribute – Review

July 23, 2003

Smoking Popes hailed from Chicago, wrote smart, delicately melodic powerpop, made deceptively simply “punky” chords sound sweet, and this is their tribute.

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.

Plea for Peace Take Action – Review

April 19, 2002

This comp and the tour that supported it brought some of the biggest names in underground music across the nation, raising donations and spreading good music.

Punk Goes Metal – Review

September 1, 2000

Punkers admit they liked glam metal (and some of the better stuff), and suddenly they feel compelled to cover it badly, like they do everything else.

The Ataris – Blue Skies, Broken Hearts… Next 12 Exits – Review

September 1, 1999

Similar to Lagwagon, these guys have the ability to snarl out a line, impress you with dynamics and inventive guitar rhythms, then break your heart.

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.

Fat Music Vol. 4: Life in the Fat Lane – Review

September 1, 1999

45 minutes of pure Fatness. Unreleased tracks, Fat standards, and a new signee make this one that the kids’re gonna clamor for.