Lollipop Magazine

AP2 – Suspension of Disbelief – Review

June 1, 2000

Hardcore roots exploring the possibilities of trip-hop, break beats, and ambient electronica. Not what I expected.

Huntingtons – Plastic Surgery – Review

April 1, 2000

There’re plenty of mid-tempo dippy love songs and enough traffic-weaving uptempo cruisers to get you a hefty ticket.

Hangnail – Review

April 1, 2000

There’s so much hard-rockin’ anthem/balladry going on behind the punkpop paces, it almost sounds like Dokken, though Stryper’s probably more accurate, huh?

Stavesacre – Speakeasy – Review

April 1, 2000

It’s crunchy like Quicksand, poppy enough to give commercial radio a wake-up call, and possesses production that beckons for loudness.

Starflyer 59 – Everybody Makes Mistakes – Review

April 1, 2000

Starflyer 59 punctures the listener’s emotional defense shield with yearning vocals, slithering melodies, and face-in-hands tragedy that’s all too beautiful.

The Undecided – Review

January 1, 2000

With songs that sound exactly like quick-picked & palm-muted NOFX and clean, youthful vocals like The Get Up Kids or something, how can you lose?

Morella’s Forest- From Dayton with Love – Review

January 1, 2000

This forest is fuzzy with pop circuit noise and a dreamy techie nymph dancing in pink metallic sneakers. Sydney Rentz’ voice is sweet and echoey.

MxPx – At The Show – Review

January 1, 2000

Tooth & Nail has been filling the void and cashing the checks by cobbling demo-versions together and now releasing a live documentary.

Plankeye – Relocation – Review

January 1, 2000

Vocals hugging all the right notes in the guitar lines, warm bass tone as support, and flavorful guitar octaves, but it’s missing something… Magic.

Songs from the Penalty Box – Vol 3 – Review

January 1, 2000

Original, well-crafted (instrumentally and vocally) fast music from the likes of Dogwood, Shorthanded, and Craig’s Brother make pop-punk as enriching as ever.