Lollipop Magazine

Red Aunts – Ghetto Blaster – Review

September 1, 1998

Punk-as-shit avant noise bound to rejuvenate the chaotic creativity long bled from rock, or a whipped-off gem by musicians too whacked for their own good?

Recoil – Unsound Methods – Review

September 1, 1998

The second domestic release by former Depeche Mode man, Alan Wilder, puts anything his former band did to red-faced shame.

Pussy Galore – Live: In The Red – Review

September 1, 1998

Pussy Galore was the starting point for Royal Trux and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and a major inspiration for Chrome Cranks, Cheater Slicks and Lollipop.

Pure – Feverish – Review

September 1, 1998

Jordy Birch’s voice is not nearly as aerobic as the instruments he splays his lazy sound across, and Pure’s lyrics do not strain toward philosophical esoterica.

Project Pitchfork – Alpha Omega – Review

September 1, 1998

The music is distinctive and the singer doesn’t hide his vocal prowess, which adds a layer of melody that is usually lacking in industrial bands.

Primal Fear – Review

September 1, 1998

If you always loved Priest, but thought their production lacked the over-the-topness available to hacks with half the songwriting talent, here’s Primal Fear.

Pere Ubu – Pennsylvania – Review

September 1, 1998

An excursion as hypnotic and tangibly surreal as a cross-country drive through the endless interstates of darkest America.

Nocturnal Rites – Tales of Mystery and Imagination – Review

September 1, 1998

The singer has the tendency to sing “Mmm” a lot, like he’s smelling Mom’s brownies or thinking the groupy chicks’ll find him all emotive and hot, but I nitpick.

Nifelheim – Devil’s Force – Review

September 1, 1998

Fast, thrashy, and scattered with screeching fills comin’ at ya like divebombin’ birds of prey.

N17 – Trust No One – Review

September 1, 1998

It came as no small surprise to slip Phoenix, AZ’s N17 Trust No One into my CD player and find myself rewarded with an impeccable impersonation of Ministry.