Lollipop Magazine

T Model Ford – You Better Keep Still – Review

April 1, 1999

No sophomore slump. One of the rawest, ass-whompin’est blues talents to stalk outta nowhere since people knew what the fuck “antediluvian” meant.

Looking Glass Bowl – Fiction

April 1, 1999

It was clear glass with a rainbow painted on the bowl, and it had always sat on the shelf in the den. I don’t remember when I stopped seeing it.

Thy Serpent – Christcrusher – Review

April 1, 1999

These Fins create some wickedly atmospheric and skillful black metal that rivals their contemporaries in Sweden and Norway.

Chuck E Weiss – Extremely Cool – Review

April 1, 1999

If I knew why it took more than two decades for Chuck E. Weiss to put out his second record, I’d fill ya in.

Pressure Point – Youth on the Street – Review

April 1, 1999

The first word is “Oi!” That sets the stage for the next 30 minutes of hard, rawkus, working-class punk about unity, the streets, and fighting for what’s yours.

Throwing Muses – In a Doghouse – Review

April 1, 1999

The most enjoyable release so far is the double CD re-issue of Throwing Muses debut album and EP, in addition to their initial demo tape.

Goin’ After Pussy – Review

April 1, 1999

I don’t think subtlety is much of a virtue over at Junk Records World Headquarters. Nah, naked obviousness is probably more like it.

The Young Pioneers – Free The… – Review

April 1, 1999

These humorless pinko-punkers are often ultra-listenable and occasionally great, but that’s only if I ignore their radical socialist “message.”

Lincoln Logs – Fiction

April 1, 1999

“Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands.” There it was – the first line of my book report for Mr. Mitchell’s American History class.

The Vehicle Birth – Tragedy – Review

April 1, 1999

Their slower songs, “Lifehighschool” and “Daycap,” bring Hum to mind, while some of their other stuff has a Sunny Day Real Estate feel.