Lollipop Magazine

Useless ID releases Live in Tel Aviv double album – News

April 17, 2023

Useless ID took the stage at Tel Aviv’s The Barby in August 2019 for their hometown show at the end of a 25th Anniversary tour. They caught lightning in a bottle.

Useless ID – Before It Kills – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

This Israeli quartet has sharpened their melodic punk into a razor’s edge after years of albums, EPs, and splits, resulting in the immaculate “Before It Kills.”

Useless ID – Symptoms – Review

April 15, 2012

This Israeli quartet has sharpened their melodic punk into a razor’s edge after years of albums, EPs, and splits, resulting in the immaculate “Before It Kills.”

Useless ID – Redemption – Review

February 3, 2006

They nailed the heartachy pop punk formula from the get-go, releasing two great records in the past few years to arrive at the excellence of Redemption.

Punk Rock Is Your Friend – Volume 4 – Review

January 28, 2004

If I have to listen to one more “Punk Rock Sampler” as punk as Christina Aguilera and Backstreet Boys, I will rip out every hair on my head, very slowly.

Warped Tour 2003 – Review

October 15, 2003

Everyone should stop worrying about “corporate music” ruining punk. When it’s no longer profitable to produce, they’ll stop signing.

Useless ID – No Vacation From the World – Review

June 20, 2003

Melodies – both guitar and vocals – wrench your heart like a good tragic movie, while the speed and adrenaline of the performances are scathingly tight.

No-Fi Trash – Review

February 22, 2002

The biggest, brightest, and not-so-bright names in independent music, offering multitudes of subgenres to chose from. Most songs are previously released.

The “Gone with the Wind” of Punk Rock Samplers – Review

June 4, 2001

Of the 19 songs, there are teasers from up-coming records, demo versions, and unreleased tracks, and some songs are just hard to find. The usual appeal.

Disarming Violence – Review

June 4, 2001

25 songs totaling more than an hour, all punk rock, all to benefit PAX, an anti-gun violence (not anti-gun) organization, what’s not to like?