Lollipop Magazine

NOFX – So Long and Thanks For All The Shoes – Review

March 1, 1998

Love and kids, yeah, they’re getting old, but they’re still mean as shit and fast as fuck and who the hell are you to judge anyway?

No Use For a Name – Making Friends – Review

March 1, 1998

Guest vocals by MM BossTone Dicky Barett, Dance Hall Crasher Karina Denike, and Me First’s Spike, Making Friends is a non-stop feel-good punk party platter.

My So-Called Band – Review

March 1, 1998

Unfortunately, the uninspired muddling songwriting seems completely incongruous with Peigler’s non-committal vocal style.

Metallica – Re-load – Review

March 1, 1998

Metallica’s lack of adrenaline is primarily due to their songwriting strategy of submerging power ballads beneath their traditional guitar chugging techniques.

Maximum Penalty – Superlife – Review

March 1, 1998

At times it has heavy soul, like Mindfunk, at other times it’s got an ’80s thrash-whiz snarl, and those are the good times. Dunno.

Luckie Strike – Geekcore – Review

March 1, 1998

Lucky Strike reminds me of Tilt. Punky and mouthy, loud and rockin’, yet crafty enough to make you snap your fingers to a little swing here and there.

Lagwagon – Double Plaidnum – Review

March 1, 1998

Catchy, melodic punk with Joey Cape’s vocal tales digging deep, but the NOFXian drum rampage seem secondary to layered harmonies about how no one understands.

KMFDM – Symbols – Review

March 1, 1998

These guys do KMFDM better than anybody.

Killing Floor – Divide by Zero – Review

March 1, 1998

Killing Floor is a full band who seem to fall into an area of borderline metal with some electronics. Geez, except for a few loops, it reminds me of grunge.

Going Down the Road Feeling Bad – Part V: Ze Final Installment – Fiction

March 1, 1998

Fifty or more humans standing clustered about the Wisdom’s Maw booth, and nary a one with commercial intent, as the band begins play…