Tim Den – Page 42 – Lollipop Magazine

Decibully- City of Festivals – Review

February 2, 2004

Two of Decibully’s players were in The Promise Ring’s final line-up. Those who didn’t appreciate Wood/Water are bags of wet monkey asses and obviously deaf.

The Strokes – Room on Fire – Review

February 2, 2004

More of the same downstroke, bare bones cool, albeit with a tad more guitar fireworks thrown in (those are guitar effects, not keyboards, on “12:51”).

Wheat – Per Second Per Second Per Second… Every Second – Review

February 2, 2004

Gone are the endearing lo-fi gems, replaced by sleek hooks and even sleeker sound quality, a bold leap into the Big Leagues.

The Hipster Handbook – Review

February 2, 2004

Part Alterna-Lifestyle Guide for the Idiotic Public, part Make Fun of Hipsters for their Unoriginality, The Hipster Handbook scores perfectly on all fronts.

Radiohead – Hysterical & Useless: Revised & Updated – Review

February 2, 2004

A chronology/biography/documentary of Radiohead that, at barely 200 pages, only scrapes the surface of the beast.

Ben Folds – Speed Graphic – Review

February 2, 2004

Speed Graphic, the first of the three self-released EPs, contains five songs that include new, old, and covers, kicking off with The Cure’s “In Between Days.”

Morbid Angel – Heretic – Interview

February 2, 2004

An interview with bassist/vocalist Steve Tucker

Iron Maiden – Dance of Death – Review

February 2, 2004

Maiden have made a career out of creating godlike classics out of simple ideas: It’s what they do best. And they do it on Dance of Death over and over again.

A Perfect Circle – Thirteenth Step – Review

February 2, 2004

I’m more a fan of A Perfect Circle than Tool. They have enigmatic turbulence, an unspoken sorrow that resonates beyond Goth tendencies and prog atmospheres.

Leaves – Breath – Review

February 2, 2004

Sound a helluva lot more British than Icelandic. Copying countrymen Sigur Rós would’ve been a lot more interesting than the pseudo-Coldplay at work here.