Tim Den – Page 67 – Lollipop Magazine

Armchair Martian – Who Wants to Play Boss? – Review

October 28, 2002

Jon Snodgrass returns with the usual revolving door of musicians to deliver yet another painfully honest, soulful, bruised-heart of a country-punk album.

Sunday’s Best – The Californian – Review

October 28, 2002

Making a break for pop territory like many of their (former) emo peers, Sunday’s Best reach their destination, unlike the rest of the herd.

Time Spent Driving – Just Enough Bright – Review

October 28, 2002

As played out as the whole Jimmy Eat World-clone thing is, some bands (like Time Spent Driving) still manage to wring out a decent album from the mold.

Thrice – The Illusion of Safety – Review

October 28, 2002

Thrice execute the goose bumps-givin’ minor shred riffs like closet Exodus fans and convey a flood of raw emotion seldom achieved with technical arrangements.

Sloan – Pretty Together – Review

October 28, 2002

Catchy, instinctual, feels good to sing along to, but strangely intellectual at the same time.

Viva Voce – Soul Junk – The Scissors and Blue Series – Review

October 28, 2002

Though the other splits in the series aren’t as engaging, this one’s a strange but intriguing match.

The Promise Ring – Wood/Water – Review

October 28, 2002

How people continued to lump them with The Get Up Kids is beyond me. Wood/Water is a mature, thinking album, like Wilco writing acoustic songs for The Smiths.

Decapitated – Nihility – Review

October 28, 2002

Decapitated are faster, meaner, catchier, more technical, more groovy, and more inventive than any band today (other than Extol).

Celebrity – Sle.ep – Review

October 28, 2002

Swirling, broken ghosts serenading long lost secrets; the gentleness in the callouses of your father’s hands. Volumes of pain, floating through eternity…

Cannibal Corpse – Gore Obsessed – Review

October 28, 2002

Gore Obsessed sees Cannibal Corpse continue their refusal to tone down, “musically progress,” or “experiment” with anything other than pure death metal.