Tim Den – Page 70 – Lollipop Magazine

The Pasties – Platonica – Review

August 16, 2002

Take the better “modern rock radio” bands, play Jellyfish for them, give them a few creative writing courses, and you have The Pasties.

Cave In – Review

August 16, 2002

All the drama, exploration, and bombast of Jupiter, focused tighter around “poppier” songwriting, and Steve Brodsky’s flamboyant-but-smooth vocals.

Initial’s Catalog Sampler – Disc Number Three – Review

August 2, 2002

Focusing more on the labels they distribute than their own roster, this is a cross-section of all that is ripping mad in the hardcore/emo scene.

I am Sam – Review

August 2, 2002

Throughout the film, Penn’s character references Beatles songs as guidelines to living… thus we have this here soundtrack.

Greetings – Review

August 2, 2002

What started as a pet project between Shawn Dewey (of Buck Wild, ex-Lagwagon) and Steve Lubarsky,has found a voice of its own in the world of sappy emo punk.

Fire on the Brain – Volume 1 – Review

August 2, 2002

Sporting frighteningly unique visionaries, as well as some of the finest of the traditional lot, it’s a wonder kids can overlook this roster.

Fin Fang Foom – Texture, Structure, and the Condition of Moods – Review

July 12, 2002

Fin Fang Foom weave labyrinth guitar work and off-time signatures into a very calculated, methodical, but no less free-flowing mixture.

Map – Eastern Skies, Western Eyes – Review

July 12, 2002

Map, a trio made up of half of Starflyer 59 write intricate dream-pop songs that scream summertime love… in a David Lynch kind of way.

Theory In Practice – Colonizing the Sun – Review

July 12, 2002

Just the way I like ’em: Mind-boggling prog/fusion/jazz death metal splashed with spacey acid trip-ness ala Nocturnus.

Kyle Fischer – Open Ground – Review

July 12, 2002

Rainer Maria guitarist/vocalist Kyle Fischer strips away the volume and breaks out the acoustic for an album full of aching folk tunes.