Lollipop Magazine

Diesel Boy – Sofa King Cool – Review

September 1, 1999

The liner notes say this was recorded in SF during the rainy month of Februrary ’99, so that might be an explanation for why this is such an uninspired record.

Despise You – West Side Horizons – Review

September 1, 1999

From the Theologian-affiliated label that brought us Excruciating Terror, Grief, and other horrors, Despise You carve their niche with a bent, rusty knife.

Deathwitch – Monumental Mutilations – Review

September 1, 1999

Many line-up changes and three albums later, Sacramentum drummer Nikke Terror has his fourth Deathwitch album, and it’s the tightest, best sounding yet.

Darlington – Mess You Up – Review

September 1, 1999

17 songs, most of which aren’t up to snuff with last year’s Girltroversy. Perhaps it’s the thick production as opposed to the clear-as-a-bell Girltroversy.

Cutlass Supreme – Review

September 1, 1999

Indie rock with a bit of pop thrown in. Cutlass Supreme really doesn’t stand out in a genre of heavy hitters like Jimmy Eat World and The Promise Ring.

Creeps on Candy – Wonder of Giardia – Review

September 1, 1999

Dead and Gone with a different grump singin’ thru a distorted haze of cut-up Jesus Lizard sound-alike structure, so that’s the nutshell.

Cork – Speed of Thought – Review

September 1, 1999

Ever wonder what happened to the Spin Doctors? Me neither, Turns out Eric “Annoying Grinning Dwarf” Schenkman hooked up with Corky Laing of Mountain fame.

Civil Defiance – Circus Of Fear – Review

September 1, 1999

Think Mind Over Four, Thought Industry, Jane’s Addiction, or Candiria, metal without limits, adding a double shot of Brutally Truthful post-grind irony.

Cigar – Speed is Relative – Review

September 1, 1999

Like early ’90s Fat bands, Cigar’s drumming is so damn fast, you spend almost as much time respecting the drummer as enjoying the tunes.

Chrome Locust – Review

September 1, 1999

If you’ve ever liked anthemic, stripped-down, pumped-up whoosh with a strong rock’n’roll groove, here’s a goodly amount.