October 1997 – Page 8 – Lollipop Magazine

The Fall – I Am Kurious Oranj – Review

October 1, 1997

Kurious is a perfect snapshot of a band, a country and a planet teetering on total collapse and Smith channels the tension into a handful of brilliant songs.

Buck O Nine – Twenty-Eight Teeth – Review

October 1, 1997

A completely non-innovative ska/punk band, Buck-O-Nine fits nicely into that category called “filler bands.”

Bil McRackin – I Am the Eggman – Review

October 1, 1997

As one of the most prolific punkpop bands, it seems the McRackins are now releasing solo albums to collect the spillover of creative outpourings.

Descendents – “Gotta” – Review

October 1, 1997

While this has only one new song and a kinda beefier, rawer-sounding version of the hidden track on Everything Sucks, it’s got Milo on it. Ergo, it rocks!

The Fall – Bend Sinister – Review

October 1, 1997

These six discs represent a mere slice of The Fall’s assault on rock convention, now loping into its third decade.

Autoerotichrist – Japanese Torture Comedy Hour / Autoerotichrist split – Review

October 1, 1997

Bone saws and a shortwave radio stuck between a dead frequency and the live broadcast of a roto-tiller in a scrap-metal landfill competes for your attention.

Auntie Christ – “Bad Trip” – Review

October 1, 1997

Our old friend Exene’s back in black (vinyl) and she’s fuggin’ pissed like she hasn’t been since Wild Gift. Good thing.

Ani DiFranco – Living in Clip – Review

October 1, 1997

Full of new sounds, DiFranco experiments with a recording loop on “Hide and Seek,” or as she breaks into hoarse, rhythmic breaths and elated shrieks.

1313 Mockingbird Lane – “Problems” – Review

October 1, 1997

Obsessively-reiterated Farfisa runs, cheesy vocal fx, and a sense of besotted irresponsibility that brings to mind the proto-neo-retroistics of Fleshtones.

Lost Highway – Review

October 1, 1997

Whattaya mean you don’t get it?