1997 – Page 80 – Lollipop Magazine

Dayglo Abortions – Corporate Whores – Review

May 1, 1997

Rude, lewd, and loud, the DayGlo Abortions follow up 1995’s Little Man in the Canoe with 15 tracks of tongue-in-cheek controversy.

David Bowie – Earthling – Review

May 1, 1997

Jumping into the saddle of modern electronica, Bowie grabbed the reins and turned the bleeping beast of techno to traverse his fertile fields of creativity.

Curtain Society – Life is Long, Still – Review

May 1, 1997

They aren’t trying to be Goth, they’re just making emotionally strong music that sounds like old Cure, and is just a new sprout on the tree of Rock and Pop.

Cranes – Population Four – Review

May 1, 1997

A poppier, more tasteful blend of 2 AM melancholera, all late-eighties acousticism, non-threatening, spacious arrangements, with Alison Shaw’s airy trills.

Choreboy – Good Clean Fun… My Ass – Review

May 1, 1997

Calling Choreboy “the ultimate punk rock party band gone mad” comes close to summarizing an all-over-the-place release like Good Clean Fun… My Ass.

Bush – Razorblade Suitcase – Review

May 1, 1997

These guys combine a truly original sound with a sense of… hey, wait a second! They’re called Bush! Like, you know, a girl’s whozitthingy? That’s so cool!

ADZ – Piper at the Gates of Downey – Review

May 1, 1997

The album came right out and punched me in the face with its simple, circular driving punk riffs, and then some guy came on the mic and puked.

24-7 Spyz – Heavy Metal Soul By The Pound – Review

May 1, 1997

24-7 Spyz play some hard-hitting metal splashed with funk and ten tons of groove that cast all musical boundaries aside.

Kataklysm – Temple of Knowledge – Review

April 1, 1997

“I’m going to a triplety-triplety vocal like I burned my hand and I’m hopping around the room, then I’m going to howl like a demonchild who wants his mommy.”

Juneau – Space is Hot – Review

April 1, 1997

Though they bear a resemblance to Spacemen 3, Juneau achieve a close approximation of their effects with more straightforward rock instrumental imperatives.