Lollipop Magazine

The Mooney Suzuki – The Maximum Black EP – Review

February 16, 2007

I’ve never believed anything The Mooney Suzuki have said or performed. Add to that the fact they called in the same songwriting team as Avril fucking Levine.

The Adored – A New Language – Review

February 16, 2007

The street-level tales of drugs, turning tricks, and general still-lifes are delivered with an enviable smart-ass confidence that age has traded in.

The Mooney Suzuki – The Maximum Black EP – Review

February 1, 2007

Not my fave fuzzy garage unit. Any NYC hipster oughtta dig into Bad Afro’s roster and realize what posers they are, but ya can’t teach those trendies anything.

Gang of Four – Return the Gift – Interview

October 28, 2005

An interview with vocalist Jon King

Elbow – Cast of Thousands – Review

February 2, 2004

Elbow are from Manchester: Moody, creepily tranquil, painfully resigned, full of joy and paranoia… So why do I still not give two shits about them?

Fireside – Get Shot – Review

September 24, 2003

While I’m happy my old faves have outlasted their early ’90s Swedish hardcore counterparts, I’d be lying if I said I found their current output interesting.

The Datsuns – Review

August 27, 2003

If Guns N’ Roses were reborn as midgets who liked The Donna’s, had half of Vince Neil’s brains, and thought rockin’ out would be cool, they’d be like this.

Underworld – A Hundred Days Off – Review

May 16, 2003

Cool, slick, active electronic dance music. Just like their last one. Probably like their next one. It’s good, but it is necessary?

The Black Crowes – Live – Review

January 17, 2003

This double live CD, recorded during the band’s 2001 (and final?) tour, seems as neat a way as any to tie a bow around the band’s career.

I am Sam – Review

August 2, 2002

Throughout the film, Penn’s character references Beatles songs as guidelines to living… thus we have this here soundtrack.