Lollipop Magazine

EXP – Review

May 1, 1997

Discordant melodies over rhythms that trip over themselves, a clarinet blowing strange figures over clashing sounds, like a carnival in Hell.

Evil Mothers – Spider Sex and Car Wrecks – Review

May 1, 1997

An amazingly varied album that’s surprisingly short on clichés. This works only if the listener is able to give the record the chance it deserves.

Trainspotting – Review

May 1, 1997

They run from the cops. They shoot up. They shoot up again. Someone dives into a toilet. Iggy Pop and Sean Connery figure in somewhere. It’s great.

The Long Kiss Goodnight – Review

May 1, 1997

Low-key humor is mixed in with a barrage of “yeah, right” scenes that make you blink stupidly at the screen – and the jokes are actually worth going back for.

Multiplicity – Review

May 1, 1997

Like the Seven Dwarves, Keaton plays Stressed (the real guy), Serious (the workaholic), Sensitive (the family man), and Stupid (the genetic mistake), convincingly.

Freeway – Review

May 1, 1997

Reese begins hitchhiking to Grandma’s house, taking a ride from concerned motorist Kiefer. He turns out to be the Freeway Killer all over the news.

Dub War – Pain – Review

May 1, 1997

Dub War knows how to write catchy choruses for songs that are otherwise arty to the point of huh? That’s a compliment of the highest order.

Incus – at Ceremony – Review

May 1, 1997

With three drummers, Incus is totally about rhythm. The crowd begins moving. Banging on the sculpture, Neubauten clangs chase each other though the club.

DJ Shadow – Endtroducing… – Review

May 1, 1997

Like the computer-animated cast of Toy Story, DJ Shadow’s sampled relics take on a mind and soul of their own and joust for prominence in the listener’s life.

Dinosaur Jr. – Hand It Over – Review

May 1, 1997

Hand It Over is vintage Dino Jr. – Sonic Youth-like noise rock, married to Neil Young-esque whomping, feedback-drenched melodies and lyrics of tragedy ‘n’ loss.