Lollipop Magazine

The DeRita Sisters And Junior – Abusement Park – Review

November 1, 1998

Goofy ditties about sport fags, puking, fighting, bosses, masturbation, drinking, fucking, war, politics, pizza, and shitting. Either dumb or funny.

The Big Lebowski – Review

November 1, 1998

With The Big Lebowski, Joel and Ethan Coen have finally made their geniushood official.

The Cretins – We’re Gonna Get So Laid – Review

November 1, 1998

Sure, perhaps Screeching Weasel and The Vindictives can record an album in a day, but not everyone oughtta go for that first-draft kinda feel.

Gattaca – Review

November 1, 1998

Writer/director Andrew Niccol paints a fresco where cloning and genetically-perfection are taking us, a world where you can have your children made to order.

The Clay People – Review

November 1, 1998

I’ve been a fan of The Clay People for years. Their Black Sabbath-styled industrial was always direct and completely genuine.

The B-52’s – Time Capsule – Review

November 1, 1998

For those who only know “Rock Lobster,” “Private Idaho,” and “Love Shack,” perhaps Time Capsule can fill in the blanks.

Symposium – On the Outside – Review

November 1, 1998

More to the side of Green Day without their teenybopper angst and with English accents that are actually real. Ska comes out of Jamaica, not Boston.

Rx – Bedside Toxicology – Martin Atkins – Interview

November 1, 1998

An interview with Martin Atkins

Sylvain Sylvain – (Sleep) Baby Doll – Review

November 1, 1998

Sylvain was the underrated tunesmith in the NY Dolls, not content to merely re-write Chuck Berry’s back catalogue, or ripoff Sonny Boy Williamson’s bluster.

SUM – SUM:1 – Review

November 1, 1998

Drum ‘n’ bass that doesn’t hit you over the head, but engulfs you in the mood and resets your internal clock. To call Sum’s music “trippy” cheapens it