Lollipop Magazine

Down on the Farm – Part III – Fiction

January 1, 1999

“He’ll be the only one,” he said. Then he let out a laugh that sounded like coarse-grain sandpaper against a steel door. “You know how to swim, don’t you?”

London After Midnight – Psycho Magnet – Review

January 1, 1999

On Psycho Magnet, techno and gloom elements have been sewn together to create a dark and danceable fabric for the Nosferatu underground.

Kahimi Karie – Review

January 1, 1999

A little retro, a little neo (space-age bossa nova lounge trip-pop, for those keeping score), and contributions from many one-named sound hybridizers.

Judas Priest – Meltdown – Review

January 1, 1999

A jaw-dropped love-in with the new guy, Meltdown is a Ripper-fest of inspiring metal proportions. 23 tracks sampling one of the world’s best catalogues.

Alastis – Revenge – Review

January 1, 1999

Alastis has taken the safe route and stuck to the same formula that made The Other Side a good, but unremarkable album.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Acme – Review

January 1, 1999

The Blues Explosion’s party is too worried about how the dip came out or whether the bathroom curtains clash with the towels to have a good time.

Jon Cougar Concentration Camp – Too Tough To Die – Review

January 1, 1999

Jon Cougar Concentration Camp do an admirable job of snarling every note (both vocally and musically) and under-producing the shit out of Too Tough To Die.

Jon Cougar Concentration Camp – Melon – Review

January 1, 1999

JCCC have a gruff-voiced, tongue-in-butt-cheek meanness, much like Screeching Weasel did in their heyday. Modern-day classics.

Jimi Hendrix Experience – BBC Sessions – Review

January 1, 1999

Should you kiss the sky on your first date? How did a Black guy from Seattle track down the only two pale English guys with higher, kinkier hair than himself?

Jets to Brazil – Orange Rhyming Dictionary – Review

January 1, 1999

11 songs of sunshiny, feel-good driving tunes that don’t go anywhere. The vocals are poppy, the mood is cheerful, but it’s nothing beyond that.