Lollipop Magazine

The Compilation Tape Commandments – Fiction

September 1, 1998

Make no mistake about it, the fine art of making a compilation tape is a surprisingly complex process that requires a bit of thought and discipline.

Error Type 11 – Review

September 1, 1998

It takes a few listens to appreciate their self-titled debut, but once you get into it, it’ll stay in your player for a while.

Barbarians on the Potomic – Fiction

September 1, 1998

There will be great gnashing of teeth should this spectacle result in impeachment. Many bemoan the black stain which will soil the Presidency.

Coroner’s Corner – Meat Pies and Rabies – Column

September 1, 1998

Now you can buy primo copies of such classics as Halloween, Dawn of the Dead, and Martin for a few measly bucks. Some companies are even adding deleted scenes.

In Search of the Point – The Mind is a Terrible Thing to use as Paste – Fiction

September 1, 1998

“Since most people’s imaginations are confined to their own heads, and mine seems to have a radius of approximately 20 feet, I guess I can live with that.”

Earth Crisis – The Oath That Keeps Me Free – Review

September 1, 1998

They make Minor Threat sound like The Mentors. And, unlike Minor Threat (but so like the majority of NYHC bands), they have no sense of humor what…so…ever.

U-Turn – Review

September 1, 1998

Many great camera angles, loads of props to nod knowingly to yourself over, and a story line that, when all is said and done, amounts to squat.

I Left Both Earth and the 20th Century – Fiction

September 1, 1998

In two years, barring a nuclear flare-up of the kind said to have destroyed the humans in Planet of the Apes, all of us will leave the 20th century behind.

The Man Who Knew Too Little – Review

September 1, 1998

Wallace trips apologetically through violence, passion, and intrigue, flubs his lines a showdown and asks to reshoot, and never takes a bit of it seriously.

Scream 2 – Review

September 1, 1998

“An encyclopedic knowledge of premium-cable history and the ability to make up new slang words simply aren’t enough to maintain success in Hollywood anymore.”