Tim Den – Page 120 – Lollipop Magazine

Pedal Faster Bicycle Rider – Review

January 1, 2000

Jejune, Very Secretary, and The Wicked Farleys all kick some ass here, so of course, a smile is automatically on my face.

Insidious – Noon in June – Review

January 1, 2000

Insidious weaves through their screaming, shifting, energy-charged “screamo/math rock/art school noise” with the best of ’em.

Iced Earth – Alive in Athens – Review

January 1, 2000

Melodic metal in E minor (coupled with operatic vocals and soaring solos of every kind) is back in full force, and I am one thankful MF.

Hypnotic Kick – Trapped in a Music Box – Review

January 1, 2000

Stompbox guitars, Deftones vocals, and a touch of emo-ness that’s original enough to set them apart from every other pierce-heavy, dreadlocked-gangsta pimp.

Hot Rod Circuit – If I Knew What I Knew Then – Review

January 1, 2000

High arpeggios, sliding octaves, singing like the guy from Knapsack… you get it. It’s emo, it’s upbeat, it’s stuff to win over crowds in college towns.

Himsa – Review

January 1, 2000

Himsa plays meticulous, self-described “-core” music that takes advantage of the spaces lightness sometimes offers. Not that Himsa plays light at any time.

Grade – Under the Radar – Review

January 1, 2000

Enough raw aggression to qualify as hardcore, enough melodies to be worshiped by emo geeks, enough rock to be embraced by the punk community.

Grade – Triumph and Tragedy – Review

January 1, 2000

Everyone will dig it because t’s easy to sway to, and it’s not interesting enough to take your concentration away from what you’re really doing.

Gasket – Refuse to be Drained – Review

January 1, 2000

Generic new school hardcore at its most generic.

F-Minus – Review

January 1, 2000

I have yet to hear a hardcore punk record as raw as United Blood by Agnostic Front, or TSOL’s debut… until now. Pure, unadulterated anger on speed.