Lollipop Magazine

Void of Course – Poems 1994-1997 – Jim Carroll – Review

April 1, 1999

Celebrated NYC prose punk descendant of the Patti-Lou School of Street Poetics in his latest rhythmic fit. Seventy-five new pieces.

Prelude to a Lick – If You Don’t Kick Ass in Life, Life’s Going to Kick Your Ass – Column

April 1, 1999

We strive to carve out an identity for ourselves, perhaps trying to figure out who we are and why we’re here, but mostly so that what we make, what we do, we can truly call our own.

One Hit Wonder – Who the Hell is – Review

April 1, 1999

Good time whoa-whoa punkpop rampages mixed with mid-tempo rockers that coulda been early Rancid tunes.

The Dickies – Dogs From the Hare that Bit Us – Review

April 1, 1999

Out of the nine tracks on this record, unfortunately, only two transcend being merely palatable.

Patti Smith Complete – Review

April 1, 1999

Collection of poems, photos, and untitled notes spanning three decades of Patti Smith’s career.

The Crumbs – Low and Behold – Review

April 1, 1999

Under-enunciated Rancidisms, a healthy dollop of Bo Diddley-ing guitars, and sobbing in yer dirty glass of whiskey to high-octane, yahoo-yellin’ barnburners.

Two Guys on Paul Schrader – Column

April 1, 1999

Affliction is what you get when there’s perfect harmony between all the elements of film: The directing, writing, cinematography, set design, editing, acting…

Piebald – Sometimes Friends Fight – Review

April 1, 1999

These guys must be the most overrated band in the world. Aside from having a clever album title, Piebald is just a tone-deaf (literally) attempt at rock.

Bruce Dickinson – The Chemical Wedding – Review

April 1, 1999

There’s a pretty obvious stab at low-tuning, down’n’dirty rumble, not to mention a tuffness in Bruce’s voice that sounds more than a little over-intentional.

No Forwarding Address – Natalie Jacobson – Review

April 1, 1999

Val and Doyle are two friends occupying the alternative universe of poet/prose-ist Natalie Jacobson’s downtown New York streets of the early 1980s.