Lollipop Magazine

Midvinter – At the Sight of the Apocalypse Dragon – Review

September 1, 1998

Produced by King Diamond guitarist Andy LaRocque, it’s pretty evil in a paint-yer-face-by-numbers way, but a lot of black metal for yer buck.

Mentallo and the Fixer – No Rest For the Wicked – Review

September 1, 1998

This early work was previously only available in crummy bootleg form. MATF sweetens the deal, added more songs and making it a double CD.

Marc Almond – Stories of Johnny & Mother Fist – Review

September 1, 1998

An orgy of perversion, luxuriating in decadence, wine spilled on stained silk bedsheets, camping it up, turning every tear into a tsunami of overblown emotion.

Marc Almond & Foetus – Slut – Review

September 1, 1998

As it turns out, Big Jim Thirlwell’s knack for the grandiose dovetails quite well with Marc’s gutter operatics.

Luke Slater – Freek Funk – Review

September 1, 1998

An impressive debut full-length by tech-head Slater who has worked many years in the dance music scene as Peacefrog and Planetary Assault Systems.

Love as Laughter – #1 U.S.A. – Review

September 1, 1998

Formerly a side project of Lync’s Sam Jayne, but now a full-fledged band, this first release shows off all the pre-requisites for your basic indie-rock combo.

Lord Belial – Enter the Moonlight Gate – Review

September 1, 1998

The songs blur together into a swirl of distortion, throat-shredding vocals, and machine-gunning double bass drumming, but that’s certainly not a bad thing.

Lodestar – Jehovacaine – Review

September 1, 1998

Saccharine pop cut with inventive, hard-edged guitar work, Lodestar delivers a sweet power pop package with Jehovacaine.

Litany – Peculiar World – Review

September 1, 1998

“Quirky” has too many jerky implications, and if there’s one thing Litany is, it’s smooth.

Liquor Giants – Every Other Day at a Time – Review

September 1, 1998

There’s nary a note on the Liquor Giants’ Every Other Day at a Time that doesn’t trigger a sense memory of hoisting one of my parents’ old LPs.