Tim Den – Page 48 – Lollipop Magazine

Grave – Soulless – Hating Life – Review

October 8, 2003

Undoubtedly the most underrated of the Swedish death forefathers, Grave have somehow escaped godlike status despite having had a near immaculate track record.

Grave – Into the Grave – Review

October 8, 2003

Undoubtedly the most underrated of the Swedish death forefathers, Grave have somehow escaped godlike status despite having had a near immaculate track record.

Godflesh – Messiah – Review

October 8, 2003

From Hydra Head to the turntablist crowd, this band’s fingerprints are etched deep and hard into the minds of underground noise/electronicheads everywhere.

Flattbush – Smash the Octopus – Review

October 8, 2003

Spastic, Black Flag-inspired hardcore with grind tendencies and a strong political message centered around the Philippines.

Barbaro – Nolte – Review

October 8, 2003

A barbed-wire sonic assault featuring dueling male/female vocals and melodies as haunting as the music was punishing.

The Star Spangles – Bazooka!!! – Review

October 8, 2003

You’ll stomp, you’ll stumble, you’ll drink too much, you’ll probably break a bone or two, but you’ll love the grimy-yet-infectious hooks.

The Secret Channel – Have You Heard – Review

October 8, 2003

If The Secret Channel had happened during the AlterNation era, they’d be sharing stages with The Pixies, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Nation Of Ulysses.

These Arms Are Snakes – This Is Meant to Hurt You – Review

October 8, 2003

For a Seattle band, These Arms Are Snakes sure do sound like they’re from DC.

Elgin James – For Carol – Review

October 1, 2003

Ghosts of The Replacements, Sugar, and Chamberlain conjured up through long-time Boston figurehead Elgin James’s rough-but-vulnerable voice.

The Same Page – What Is That You Breathe? – Review

October 1, 2003

Drawing from Camden, the last Jawbox, and Joshua’s EP on Doghouse, Delaware’s The Same Page are wrangling some pretty/abrasive bursts of dissonance vs. yelping.