Vagrant Records – Page 4 – Lollipop Magazine

Alkaline Trio – Crimson – Interview

March 10, 2006

An interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba

Reggie and the Full Effect – Songs Not to Get Married To – Review

November 18, 2005

More serious than Reggie’s last three, but there are also still plenty of fake accents, techno dance beats, and Slayer-esque metal riffs.

Alkaline Trio – Crimson – Review

October 21, 2005

The performances, placement of hooks, and vocal phrasing are all blindingly confident. The band have learned to reach beyond the meat-n-potatoes of punky pop.

Emanuel – Soundtrack to a Headrush – Review

June 13, 2005

Emanuel write solid pop rock: Angsty and heavy without being screamo metal, melodic and catchy without being sissy whine.

Saves The Day – Ups & Downs: Early Recordings and B-Sides – Review

May 16, 2005

They’ve gone from pop punkers to a melodic hardcore band to indie rock trendsetters, and their musical path is all captured on Ups & Downs…

Hot Rod Circuit – Reality’s Coming Through – Review

April 11, 2005

Blending today’s pop sensibilities with an early ’90s rock sound, the album experiments with songs that come off as adult-contemporary or as college rock.

The Get Up Kids – Guilt Show – Review

July 26, 2004

Guilt Show is a perfect mix of the reckless pop thrill of The Get Up Kids’ classics and the subtle shifts in tone, tempo, and style that defined On a Wire.

No Motiv – Daylight Breaking – Interview

June 14, 2004

An interview with vocalist/guitarist Jeremy Palaszewski

Paul Westerberg – Come Feel Me Tremble – Review

April 5, 2004

Full of Westerberg’s compelling vocals, ranging in style from post-punk frontman to confessional balladeer. Not the best songs he’s ever written, but they feel so right and are have his “wet basement and a four-track” feel.

Hey Mercedes – Loses Control – Review

February 23, 2004

But after two albums and two EPs, this “new” approach is aging faster than you can say Very Emergency.