Tim Den – Page 91 – Lollipop Magazine

Catastrophic – The Cleansing – Review

June 1, 2001

Ex-Obituary Trevor Perez and four members of Pyrexia all agreed that Obituary’s last album didn’t suck enough and that the world needed something even worse.

Drexel – Whatever Whenever – Review

June 1, 2001

Speed? Check. Tricky arrangements? Check. Melodies? Check. Technical instrumental prowess? Check. Hooky vocal lines and backups? Check.

Doves – Lost Souls – Review

June 1, 2001

House band reinvented? Britpop gone electro? The Stone Roses on depressants? How about all of the above?

Canvas – Lost in Rock – Review

June 1, 2001

Candiria – 300 Density – Review

June 1, 2001

The mix of their intellectual arrangements with street-wise attitude eliminates all boundaries, earning them fans ranging from jazz freaks to hardcore thugs.

Buckfast Superbee – You Know How the Song Goes – Review

June 1, 2001

Actually radio-oriented, mainstream pop trying to hide its AOR core by roughing up the edges with “punk” elements like jumpy beats and crisp guitars.

Bright Eyes – Oh Holy Fools: The Music Of – Review

June 1, 2001

Their lo-fi bedroom singer/songwriter ballads subtly deliver tales of the darker side of the human experience.

Discipline – Nice Boys Finish Last – Review

June 1, 2001

Riot-provoking Oi from Holland, of all places. Songs about being outcasts, living life free, and remaining loyal to your friends.

Fireside – Hello Kids – Review

June 1, 2001

We should be ashamed of ourselves for not embracing this Swedish quartet. No other act has been able to carry on Quicksand’s post-hardcore as effortlessly.

Blueline Medic – A Working Title in Green – Review

June 1, 2001

From the Land Down Under, Blueline Medic absorb Mineral’s arpeggios and Don Henley’s “Last Days of Summer” and turn them into pulsing melodies.