March 1998 – Page 7 – Lollipop Magazine

Dead Voices on Air vs. Not Breathing – Fire in the Bronx Zoo – Review

March 1, 1998

Experimental ambient creations between two groups of experimental ambiance creators. Did that sound redundant? So does the album.

Prelude to a Lick – The Editor’s Rant – Column

March 1, 1998

This is where I’m supposed to say something mildly clever to distract you from the fact that the rest of the magazine is actually blatant plagiarism.

Dead Boys – Twistin’ on the Devil’s Fork – Review

March 1, 1998

Six songs from Young…, six from We Have Come…, all recorded like shit, live at CBGB’s.

Scrawl – Review

March 1, 1998

A pleasing selection of interviewed artistes based not on genre or payola, but cuz they like ’em, whether it’s Diamanda Galás, Skeleton Key, or Ronnie Dawson.

Dark Funeral – The Secrets of the Black Arts – Review

March 1, 1998

In the hyperspeed drumming/blurred run-together riffs/screaming vocals semi-buried in the mix vein of non-keyboard black metal, Dark Funeral is dark and eerie.

Filler! – #7 – Review

March 1, 1998

A nifty, compact little organ that traverses some of the better waves of the underground sea without the snippy pretension and uppity attitude.

Damaged – Token Remedies Research – Review

March 1, 1998

They’re precise, alternate between slow stomps and cruise-control-set-on-breakneck, and they’re certainly angrier than that prettyboy Dundee.

Crisis – The Hollowing – Review

March 1, 1998

Vocally, Karyn Crisis shreds her innards, creating horrific imagery with tone, texture, timing, as well as with the words themselves.

Cheater Slicks – Forgive Thee – Review

March 1, 1998

A two-CD grab bag of warped rock’n’roll stylin’s, not all of it bein’ the bumpy power grind of their live set or the highlights of past releases.

Bratface – Attention Deficit Disorder – Review

March 1, 1998

Perhaps buried somewhere in this authentically shitty-sounding recording is a great fuck-all punk band, but I’ll be damned if I can hear it.