Tim Den – Page 94 – Lollipop Magazine

Imbroco – Are You My Lionkiller? – Review

April 1, 2001

The only thing as mediocre as the performances here would be vocalist Rory Phillips’ contributions to The Stereo’s debut.

Hot Water Music – Never Ender – Review

April 1, 2001

Never Ender collects all of Hot Water Music’s 7″s and splits on one disc, even throwing in a tune that was previously only available on a European split.

Hot Rod Circuit – If It’s Cool With You, It’s Cool With Me – Review

April 1, 2001

It’s not original, but they’re branching out. Pick this up for your sensitive emo, your cute emo, your crunchy emo, your math emo, your punk rock emo.

Hey Mercedes – Review

April 1, 2001

Anyone who loved Frame and Canvas and the last Braid recordings (“Please Drive Faster” and “You’re Lucky to be Alive”) will love this band.

Samiam – Astray – Review

April 1, 2001

Samiam has written an album of tunes most radio scrubs wish they had the brains to write, and most indie bands wish they had the melodic bones to understand.

Hateplow – The Only Law is Survival – Review

April 1, 2001

There’s something missing here, just like their debut. It’s not that I’m against grinding fast riffs… just not a whole record of ’em.

Garden of Shadows – Oracle Moon – Review

April 1, 2001

Sounds like someone listened to too much of Death’s Symbolic, to the point where their annoyed family members slipped in The Gathering when no one was looking.

Gameface – Always On – Review

April 1, 2001

Even though I’m not happy with the way Gameface has become so commercial-sounding, they still sound like they know exactly what they’re doing.

Favez – Gentlemen Start Your Engines – Review

April 1, 2001

Combining the slumbering melodies of Travis with (again?) The Get Up Kids’ drive, Favez is proving to critics that they, too, can turn up the volume.

Dying Fetus – Destroy the Opposition – Review

April 1, 2001

Always technical, always “scary scary” with the two-vocal approach, Dying Fetus set themselves apart by being catchy and heavy at the same time.