Lollipop Magazine

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.

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.

The Vandals – Hilter Bad, Vandals Good – Review

November 1, 1998

Hitler Bad, Vandals Good opens with the jerky-yet-melodic “People that are Going to Hell,” layering those harmonies so wonderfully, dorking around so giddily.

Cinema Beer Nuts – Review

December 1, 1997

As with any mixed bag of nuts, some are savory, some are bitter, some are almost candy sweet, and a handful can be swallowed without really noticing any taste.

Son of Slam Chops – Review

May 1, 1997

Listening to this, you see where a lot of punk bands got the idea, and how far they’ve strayed.

Glory Daze Soundtrack – Review

December 1, 1996

An original motion picture soundtrack with music by the Vandals’ Warren Fitzgerald and songs by many of today’s favorite punk bands.

The Vandals – Oi to the World! – Review

December 1, 1996

It begins with gunfire and ends with a suicide, as all quality Christmas albums should.

Strung Out – with The Vandals at The Rat – Review

October 1, 1995

Uptempo, melodic, layered with pretty harmonies, politically pissed, and filled with quick, clever chord changes and more than a few guitar solos.

Stage Diving To The Oldies – Review

May 1, 1995

Stage Diving to the Oldies is intended to conjure up such wistful memories in aging punks. All things considered, it does a pretty good job.