1999 – Page 63 – Lollipop Magazine

April 1, 1999

Sheds light on some overlooked North-of-the-Border punk bands whose songwriting shoulda kept ’em out of the oblivion.

April 1, 1999

Punkabilly, punkpop, ska, and power pop make up the history of Side One Dummy. Music to Kill For, their ninth release, is a retrospective.

April 1, 1999

With three songs from each band, the disc runs just long enough for me to enjoy what these bands do best without choking on excess testosterone.

April 1, 1999

Anyone who remembers a band called Black Train Jack probably already knows about Nine Lives, the next life of the more important members.

April 1, 1999

Back in 1973, ex-MC5 manager John Sinclair co-organized the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival. This was recorded at that series of shows.

April 1, 1999

Thirty songs of skull-crushing hardcore from some of New York’s finest (and most respected) hooligans.

April 1, 1999

On Thunderbeast, Germany’s Night In Gales do a fine interpretation of the Gothenburg sound without aping any band in particular.

April 1, 1999

An interview with drummer Gustaf Hielm

April 1, 1999

A semi-autobiographical tale based on the utter, blank, unsolved disappearance of a loved one and the subsequent descent into madness.

April 1, 1999

Fear not, sensitive males and the females who break up with them, Barlow’s still cranking out the most sincere nice-guy rock in the land.