Lollipop Magazine

Foetus – Marc Almond – 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 on Slut.

Final Exit – Umeå – Review

September 1, 1998

Final Exit embraces the hard and fast ethos of NYHC bands such as Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, and Fit for Abuse.

Final Exit – Teg – Review

September 1, 1998

Final Exit embraces the hard and fast ethos of NYHC bands such as Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, and Fit for Abuse.

Fastbacks – Win, Lose, or Both EP – Review

September 1, 1998

Take in the glory of Seattle’s Fastbacks, a band who have been playing some of the best pop-punk since before Green Day learned the chords to “Highway to Hell.”

Forty in ’98 – Fiction

September 1, 1998

The function of institutions is to provide a comfortable context for perfect strangers from different walks of life to work together for a common purpose.

Far – Water and Solutions – Review

September 1, 1998

From quiet, emo-styled numbers to flat out guitar-driven crunchers, Far takes their songs beyond the imagination of heavy music.

Falling Sickness – Because The World Has Failed Us Both – Review

September 1, 1998

The traditional fast and plunky riffs are meshed with scratchy, yet coherent vocals, creating a question mark as to whether this is a ’98 or an ’88 release.

Down on the Farm – Part II – Fiction

September 1, 1998

“He refuses to rhyme his verse. It’s a big ‘fuck-you’ to the rest of these yokels. Jack Laroue’s famous,” she insisted. “He was a Rhodes scholar out of Yale.”

Faith & Disease – Insularia – Review

September 1, 1998

Insularia intertwines delicate female crooning with gloom-tipped tantalizing string arrangements, calling to mind 4AD and C’est La Mort’s ethereal heydays.

Evil’s Toy – Illusion – Review

September 1, 1998

Evil’s Toy had this urge to be catchy and aggressive while retaining the moody, Gothic electro sound they’ve perfected over the last few albums.