1997 – Page 43 – Lollipop Magazine

Amorphis – My Kantele – Review

September 1, 1997

If you grew up on the early, guttural vocals of Amorphis, then this is going to require an open mind. They’re more like a coffee-shop Queensrÿche now.

Alastis – The Other Side – Review

September 1, 1997

Slow, strong, and powerful, the majority is chunky and gruff, while interludes such as the intro/bridge in “Slaves of Rot” break up the monotony.

Henri – Lotuseaters – Review

September 1, 1997

When a bunch of session players decide to form a band, What Does that Mean?

88 Fingers Louie – 88 Fingers Up Your Ass – Review

September 1, 1997

What a great album title! This is an album to get, even if you’re not a collector of anything and everything melodic hardcore punks 88 Fingers Louie released.

Lickity Split – Volume Won – Interview

September 1, 1997

An interview with Brien Stewart (vocals), Chuck Roberts (drums), Chris Condayan (bass), and Brian Baker (guitar)

50 Bucks – Gone – Review

September 1, 1997

The 25 songs on $50’s debut are beautiful one-idea songs, like early Sebadoh. Simple melodies swell in and around simple rhythms.

Guided by Voices – Mag Earwhig! – Review

September 1, 1997

Mag Earwhig! is a patchwork collage as diverting as any of their album sleeves and perhaps the apex of Guided by Voices’ long and storied career.

Glitterbox – Tied and Tangled – Review

September 1, 1997

Personally, I wish the songs were shorter. That way, the forty-plus minutes of my life I wasted listening to this disc would be only twenty or thirty minutes.

Jane Jensen – Comic Book Whore – Interview

September 1, 1997

An interview with Jane Jensen

Echo and the Bunnymen – Evergreen – Interview

September 1, 1997

An interview with Ian McCulloch