Tim Den – Page 90 – Lollipop Magazine

Frodus – And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea – Review

June 2, 2001

They pushed hardcore’s envelope much like Refused, taking DC-core into electronic territories and blending it with subtle melodies.

Frank Black & The Catholics – Dog in the Sand – Review

June 2, 2001

Recorded live onto two-track, Dog in the Sand is Frank Black (and his backing band, The Catholics) on his continuing quest for the American soul.

Aviso’Hara – Made From Scratch – Review

June 1, 2001

Every song seems to burst with wall-of-guitars, yet the lo-fi (roughly recorded and sung with wild abandon) vocal melodies beneath make it all seem accessible.

All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors – Straight Blue Line – Review

June 1, 2001

Unlike shoegazer bands that use walls of distortion to enunciate visceral dreaminess, this band’s bopping beats and quiet arpeggios evoke the same experience.

Align- Some Breaking News – Review

June 1, 2001

Align’s got the most happening sound, propelling the usual drill hammer beats with some nice melodies a la Far.

A Voice of Reason – Small Town Hero – Things to Do in Connecticut When You’re Dead – Review

June 1, 2001

Both bands have been holding down the DIY fort in CT for a long time, even if their music hasn’t progressed past “average local opening band” maturity.

Extreme Noise Terror – Being and Nothing – Review

June 1, 2001

Forever the most appropriately named grindcore band, Extreme Noise Terror hasn’t changed much since the heyday of mid-’80s England.

Creeper Lagoon – Take Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday – Review

June 1, 2001

Mainstream songwriting and a slick-ass production have turned these once-bedroom four-trackers into total radio hunks.

Earth Crisis – Last of the Sane – Review

June 1, 2001

Trademark Earth Crisis crunch reduced to a joke when vocalist Karl Buechner childishly croons “Paint it Black.”

Cause For Alarm – Nothing Ever Dies 1982-99 – Review

June 1, 2001

Cause For Alarm never strayed from their fast, furious, and political identity throughout their two decades of existence, even as the band changed members.