Lollipop Magazine

ZZ Top – Tres Hombres – Review

October 20, 2006

This album is probably best known as the home of “La Grange,” but its riches reach far beyond that lone tune. Tres Hombres has a lot to offer.

The Ditty Bops – Review

February 20, 2006

Expecting Fiona Apple-ish, mainstream “girl group slick pop,” I was elated to hear The Ditty Bops’ spin on ragtime/jazz swing/cabaret for the 21st century.

The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – Review

January 10, 2003

Electronic beats and monolithic orchestral arrangements in a Blade Runner setting, this sounds like a voyage to an eternally-sunsetting futuristic planet.

Betty Blowtorch – Are you Man Enough? – Review

February 22, 2002

Betty harmonizes well, and can be melodious, but when she gets down, she don’t fool around. We’re talking loud, mean, dirty and a little bit obscene.

Ministry – Greatest Fits – Review

February 22, 2002

They spawned cheap-knock-offs galore and became a Ministry cover band after a while, but they’ve written enough great songs to fill a set list, encore included.

Static-X – Machine – Review

February 22, 2002

Static-X is a younger, harder, faster version of dumbed-down Ministry and Fear Factory with fashion sense that’ll hound them for the rest of their lives.

The Soundtrack of our Lives – Behind the Music – Review

June 4, 2001

The Soundtrack of our Lives show no signs of mortality. Simply put, Behind the Music is a stunner, the third consecutive bull’s-eye for these Swedes.

The Soundtrack of Our Lives – Gimme Five! – Review

September 1, 2000

Formed from the ashes of cult legends Union Carbide Productions, The Soundtrack of Our Lives has been one of the best unknown bands in the world for four years.

Static-X – Wisconsin Death Trip – Review

June 1, 1999

A pretty good new metal band with plenty of Korn, Sepultura, and just enough Goth metal extravagance/weirdness to attract tattooed and overly-pierced “freaks.”

Sense Field – Review

June 1, 1999

Where songs on Building were crammed with emotion, this new batch seem tired and stricken with ADD. Mid to slow tempos, accompanied by over-saturated guitars.