April 1997 – Page 4 – Lollipop Magazine

The Third Eye – Sufism – Column

April 1, 1997

The Sufi path takes the seeker to the Divine Essence, the ultimate goal being to dissolve in Absolute Truth – God. The ways to God are as numerous as breaths.

Bill Janovitz – Lonesome Billy – Review

April 1, 1997

The debut solo album from Buffalo Tom voice Bill Janovitz is rife with countrified, down ‘n’ out sing-a-longs. A decidedly lo-fi affair.

Welt – Kicked in the Teeth Again – Review

April 1, 1997

Losing two members after last year’s raw and melodic Better Days, Welt returns with a darker, grittier punk pop sound. Still as catchy and singable as ever.

Beck – Stereopathic – Review

April 1, 1997

Like Origin of Species, a haphazard genealogy littered with low-fi fossils of noise-folk, folk-noise, softcore punk, slide-rule guitar, gut-busting silliness.

Underball – Gimme Back My Ball – Interview

April 1, 1997

An interview with Greg Fiore, Ed Devlin, and Peter DeVincent

Banco de Gaia – Live At Glastonbury – Review

April 1, 1997

Toby Marks travels the globe picking up exotic sound samples from spiritual chants and instrumentals. He then sets them to imaginative electronic compositions.

Wave That Freak-Flag High – Column

April 1, 1997

Lenny Kaye’s Nuggets album inspired a lotta modern groups to assimilate the best elements of ’60s garage-punk and re-create them with better recording.

Garbage Pail – Scene Splicing – Column

April 1, 1997

Scene Splicing: Four Non Blondies (“What’s Going On? Call Me.”). REM Speedwagon (“I Can’t Fight This Feeling, Kenneth”).

Badawi – Bedouin Sound Clash – Review

April 1, 1997

Hip hop scratching and Orbital-style machine musings move dub into the future, while analog recording and multivox echo chamber preserve the link to dub’s past.

Angry Johnny and the Killbillies – Hankenstein – Review

April 1, 1997

Bent-roots-rockabilly-club-you-over-the-head whiskey-and-hemoglobin drinking music with a scary number of references to chainsaws and pickle jars.