Tim Den – Page 112 – Lollipop Magazine

Records for the Working Class Vol. 2 – Review

April 1, 2000

The first three bands on this 19-tracker will prove that Deep Elm is THE emo label. None of their bands plays the dreaded genre of music without originality.

Training for Utopia – Throwing a Wrench in the American Music Machine – Review

April 1, 2000

You can claim that this is the counterpart to Coalesce and Today Is The Day all you want, but you’re wrong. Noisecore with no inspiration.

Thursday – Waiting – Review

April 1, 2000

Thursday has reinstated my faith in heavy emocore. Longing vocals, occasional anguished screams, violins, nicely distorted guitars that’re warm.

The Weakerthans – Fallow – Review

April 1, 2000

The Weakerthans play contemporary rock with the same introspection that made early John Cougar and Bruce Springsteen symbols of the working class.

For the Love of Music Vol. 1 – Review

April 1, 2000

The younger generation of pop punk bands learned to play (courtesy of a wealthy, suburban music lessons), and they paid attention in their songwriting classes.

The Milwaukees – Missile Command – Review

April 1, 2000

The Milwaukees are going to continue the legacy of beautifully-sung indie pop left behind by these big shots, and they’re going to do a damn good job of it.

Capitol Radio – Review

April 1, 2000

This is radio the way it should be: For the people, by the people, with no commercial motives embedded. Oh, and of course, great fucking tunes.

The Jazz June – Breakdance Suburbia – Review

April 1, 2000

Play your whinny tunes and be proud of your wimpiness. Quit it with the moronic song titles. It’s not clever. it’s pretentious: Anyone can come up with them.

Boston Drops the Gloves: A Tribute to Snapshot – Review

April 1, 2000

Whether an icon in the straight-edge movement, the tough-guy movement, or the street-thug subgenre of hardcore, Slapshot is revered as one of the best.

The Chase Theory – Scrapbook – Review

April 1, 2000

This band is the best of many worlds – indie rock, pop, emo – all blended evenly together and held by jazz chops and textures.