Lollipop Magazine

Reflections in the Looking Glass: A Tribute to Siouxsie and the Banshees – Review

February 1, 1997

I’m most taken with Collide’s “Obsession,” Sin’s “Skin,” and Ex-Voto’s “Monitor.” Their use of industrial elements add a whole new level of haunting madness.

Buzzkill – Up – Review

February 1, 1997

Up is supermegabonus punk. There’s even a cover of “Hellbent for Leather.” It will drive the rats from your house and make the neighbors’ kids start screaming.

Oi!/Skampilation Vol. #2: Skalloween – Review

February 1, 1997

Recorded live at the sold-out Oi!/Skalloween festival at Coney Island High, NYC in ’95, Skalloween combines old-time ska, ska/punk, and punk rock on one CD.

Bracket – “E” Is For Everything On Fat Wreck Chords – Review

February 1, 1997

A little catch-me-up for those who don’t get 7″s. As always, Bracket combine rampaging pop punk, clever power pop anthems, and goofy ditties.

The Pannus Index – Review

February 1, 1997

Northampton, MA’s Pannus Index is a glorious anomaly – an honest-to-peat lit’ry magazine in the style of The Paris Reviewer a low-budget Granta.

Mortal Kombat: More Kombat – Review

February 1, 1997

Big budget movie, big budget music. More Kombat is a corollary to the original. Both compilations are a meeting ground for techno and metal.

The Bowie Companion – Review

February 1, 1997

An honest-to-peat lit’ry magazine in the style of The Paris Reviewer a low-budget Granta.

A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal – Review

February 1, 1997

A Tribute to Judas Priest compiles established metal bands who were obviously inspired by Priest and fought by their side as true defenders of the faith.

Loser, The Real Seattle Music Story – Review

February 1, 1997

Humphrey digs up a wide array of info, from oral recollections to flier reproductions, but the beauty of this book lies in the minutiae.

I’ve Got My Friends – Review

February 1, 1997

If the masses don’t know it by now, punk and Boston are alive and well and pissing in the corner at the Rat.