Lollipop Magazine

Chthonic – Relentless Recurrence – Review

September 21, 2007

A reissue of the rising Taiwanese black metal band’s 2002 effort. Every bit as musically proficient, thematically grand, and lyrically poetic as Seediq Bale.

Bad Religion – New Maps of Hell – Review

September 21, 2007

Bad Religion have been on the up and up since guitarist/backup vocalist Brett Gurewitz returned. No surprise this is another monolith of pop punk excellence.

Tori Amos – American Doll Posse – Review

July 27, 2007

Tori at her most flexible and multi-faceted. The sheer length of the album could be a turn off to people who don’t have the time or perseverance to harvest it.

The Rosebuds – Night of the Furies – Review

July 27, 2007

The rich hooks and ringing guitars are still here, but now so are dance beats that bring out a whole new color, and recall OMD, The Cure, and Morrissey.

Dark Tranquillity – Fiction – Review

July 27, 2007

The best of their past, combined with new, forward-looking tricks to become something flawless. Fresh, nostalgic, beefy, futuristic, classic, and catchy.

Björk – Volta – Review

July 27, 2007

Björk claimed it to be: Fun, a throwback to ’80s house/techno, and catchy. Volta really is the opposite of all those things. Björk’s worst record so far.

Cover Your Tracks – Review

July 20, 2007

New Deep Elm artists covering old Deep Elm classics… ooooooh boy, this is gonna get ugly. Cold, hard proof that the glorious ’90s are long, long gone.

Machine Head – The Blackening – Interview

July 20, 2007

An interview with guitarist Phil Demmel

Travis – The Boy With No Name – Review

July 13, 2007

Even as The Boy With No Name returns the band to their glory of penning effective happy/sad anthems, many are quick to complain.

Tracy Thorn – Out of the Woods – Review

July 13, 2007

Before Björk, Goldfrapp, or Imogen Heap, Tracy Thorn was utilizing her soft yet no-nonsense angel croons to add life to electronica ballads and dance anthems.