Lollipop Magazine

Electric Frankenstein – Spare Parts – Review

January 1, 1999

Spare Parts (the title shoulda clued me in) is Fractured in its entirety with the instrumental “EF Stomp” and three live tracks tacked on.

The Charlatans U.K. – Melting Pot – Review

January 1, 1999

Ah, yes, a seventy-five-minute stroll down Hazy Recollection Lane. The stuff of Electric Lucozade Acid Tests U.K.-wide.

Earth Crisis – Breed the Killers – Review

January 1, 1999

No one can deny how far they’ve come. From the brainless stomp of their earlier work, they’ve transformed themselves into a slick death machine.

Tedio Boys – Bad Trip – Review

January 1, 1999

Ditchin’ the riot-gun scatter of rock’n’roll buffet of their first US release, these punked up Portuguese garage rats stake a claim in Crypt/Estrus territory.

Tekkaman Blade II – Review

January 1, 1999

These videos, three in all with two 30-minute episodes each, surpass their predecessors in almost every respect.

System Of A Down – Review

January 1, 1999

System Of A Down buzzes despite a terrible name, a considerably exotic sound and a lyrical canon that is hard to resist.

Swirlies – Strictly East Coast Sneaky Flute Music – Review

January 1, 1999

DJ Spooky, DJ Soulslinger, Reese N20, and other mixmasters took tracks from the Swirlies and chopped ’em, processed ’em, and put ’em back together. I think.

Palmetto – Review

January 1, 1999

Why this film flopped in the theaters is beyond me. I watched completely enthralled as the plot twisted, and fell for the ride just as Harry Barber did.

Swingin’ Utters – Five Lessons Learned – Review

January 1, 1999

Takes the best aspects of all their material, mixes it together and adds a musical scope that goes well beyond the trendy nods to ska or Irish folk music.

Golgo 13: Queen Bee – Review

January 1, 1999

Move over, Mr. Bond. Golgo 13, the world’s most notorious assassin, is back in a new action-showcased episode with enough clever plot twists to confound MI6.