Lollipop Magazine

Summer Solution 2002 – Review

July 23, 2003

Summer Solution 2002 gives me hope that New England still produces great bands and isn’t all hyped-up bullshit garage rock/emo acts who dress the part.

Penny Arcade – Review

July 23, 2003

I don’t care if you follow video game culture or not, Penny Arcade is the fucking funniest online comic strip out there.

Friendster – Review

July 23, 2003

The demise of MakeOutClub is near. Its doombringer? Friendster, an online “six degrees of separation” community that’s conquered the 18 to 30 demographic.

Dark Cloud – 2 – Review

July 23, 2003

Dark Cloud 2 combines adventure beat-’em-ups, RPG, puzzle-solving, time traveling, and sports quests into a world where surprises never end.

Tori Amos – Scarlet’s Walk – Review

July 13, 2003

Patchy at times, magnificent at others, a sonic novel about broken lives/shattered dreams/disillusionment/history. Any one of us could be the characters.

The Halogens – The Resolution EP – Review

July 13, 2003

More radio-friendly post-punkers discovering shoegazer, trip-hop, and Third Eye Blind. Bop-able, to attract females, but predictable from start to finish.

The Dubnicks – Rejection Builds Character – Review

July 13, 2003

Back at it again with more Descendents/Weezer power pop about how Phil (guitarist/vocalist) can’t get any play. Ever. Sound familiar?

The Black Sea – Review

July 13, 2003

Two ex-members of Frodus and Joe Lally from Fugazi = a mercurial debut EP from The Black Sea. The strengths of all the aforementioned bands are here.

Rainer Maria – Ears Ring – Review

July 13, 2003

A quick three-song preview of full-length Long Knives Drawn. Decidedly more “rockin’,” Rainer Maria has all but ditched the introspective tones.

Pele – Enemies – Review

July 13, 2003

Pele have given up their free-form jazz/math indie jams for a “rockier” sound. Still upbeat and youthful, but no longer patiently stacking layers of secrets.