Lollipop Magazine

Electric Wizard – Dopethrone – Interview

June 1, 2001

An interview with Justin Oborn

Electric Wizard – Dopethrone – Review

April 1, 2001

It’s been months since I heard Dopethrone and even then, not all the way through, but I have the strange feeling it’s responsible for my being here.

Firebird – Review

September 1, 2000

Bill Steer from Carcass and Napalm Death, Ludwig Witt from Spiritual Beggars, and Leo Smee from Cathedral. A fresh, brainier approach to stoner rock.

Sea of Green – Northern Lights – Review

September 1, 2000

It’s loud, fuzzy, and drug-riddled, but with the psychosis of Monster Magnet replaced by the elegiac yearning of Swervedriver.

Sheavy – Celestial Hi-Fi – Review

June 1, 2000

The singer sounds exactly like Ozzy. It doesn’t kinda sound like Ozzy, it could be him. And, frankly, it’s kind of annoying.

Orange Goblin – The Big Black – Review

June 1, 2000

Stuffed with Sabbathy guitar riffs, hard, physical vocals, and a ball-busting rhythm section that makes the considerable grooves trudge nimbly.

Mammoth Volume – Noara Dance – Review

June 1, 2000

Second disc from this rock band. Yeah, rock. Like early FM album rock, the kinda stuff that parents called “hard rock” in ’74.

Hangnail – Ten Days before Summer – Review

April 1, 2000

Rollin’ biker brew from Lee Dorrian’s Rise Above, known more for swingin’ a huge leaden dick labeled “doom” rather than this goodly chunk of rock qua rock.

Superstar – Review

April 1, 2000

The idea of a klutzy outsider suffering through humiliation only to prevail in the end has been done to death, but there are worse movies of that ilk out there.

Codeseven – Division of Labor – Review

January 1, 2000

Recorded by Kurt Ballou, Codeseven draws on Far to Indecision, Sons Of Abraham to Converge. It’s hectic, multi-layered, but never forgets the melodic bridges.