Tim Den – Page 8 – Lollipop Magazine

Barenaked Ladies – Are Men – Review

March 3, 2007

Are Men was recorded during the same sessions as Are Me, so it’s no surprise its songs tread similar territory. While good, these tunes simply aren’t fantastic.

+/- – Plus Minus – Let’s Build a Fire – Interview

February 9, 2007

An interview with guitarist/vocalist James Baluyut

The Divine Comedy – Victory For the Comic Muse – Review

January 12, 2007

Finally, composer of symphonic, cinematic, epic ballads Neil Hannon returns, age and parenthood having had no negative effect on his charm, wit, or craft.

Pavement – Wowee Zowee – Sordid Sentinels Edition – Review

January 12, 2007

Wowee Zowee, gets a similar repackaging here as its two predecessors did, stuffed to the gills with a beautifully bound booklet and loads of extras.

Bad Astronaut – Twelve Small Steps, One Giant Disappointment – Review

January 5, 2007

Offers a more reflective and comprehensive view than Resolve by including songs written before and after drummer Derrick Plourde’s suicide.

The Haunted – The Dead Eye – Review

January 5, 2007

A dark, ominous venture into depression, hatred, redemption, and everything else that Dolving has long turned into a gloriously misanthropic art form.

Tahiti 80 – Fosbury – Review

January 5, 2007

French pop cult heroes Tahiti 80 follow-up their excellent EP A Piece of Sunshine with an album full of mainstream R&B shit like Justin Timberlake and Beyonce.

Botch – Unifying Themes Redux – Review

December 22, 2006

The non-LP/early years of sorely-missed tech metalcore greats Botch in one handy package, presenting the influential band’s roots and semi-primitive beginnings.

The Cardigans – Super Extra Gravity – Review

December 22, 2006

The Cardigans worked on their new album in sporadic bursts, creating deadlines in order to capture the slightly-rushed, spontaneous feel of a jam session.

Sparta – Threes – Review

December 22, 2006

Threes follow the wildly inconsistent Porcelain with a mixed bag of its own, though a much more sonically and structurally diverse one.