January 2000 – Page 9 – Lollipop Magazine

Bach-St Beuys – An “interview” with the Backstreet Boys – Fiction

January 1, 2000

World-renowned Music/Theatre/Film/Media Critic Jean-Paul Bavard met recently with the members of one of the world’s most popular singing groups: Billy, Timmy, B.J., Corey and Lester, better known as the Backstreet Boys.

Anecdote: Stories from the Road – Rachael Almada – Review

January 1, 2000

Rachael Almada undertook the Herculean task of compiling thousands of tales, half-truths, and poignant remembrances from rock’n’roll bands touring the planet.

The Mopes – Accident Waiting to Happen – Review

January 1, 2000

The all-star combo of some of the best pop punk bands of the ’90s. They were punks when it was uncool to be punks, and that’s what makes ’em so cool.

Allister – Dead Ends are Girlfriends – Review

January 1, 2000

Nice melodies, layered harmonies, fast riffing, rampaging drums – all the elements that make fun pop punk. These guys could be huge, they could disappear.

Coroner’s Corner – I Found My Thrill on Haunted Hill – Column

January 1, 2000

Just in time for Halloween, the latest Hollywood bandwagon seemed to be the good ol’ fashioned ghost story, as evidenced by the Sixth Sense, the Haunting and finally, House on Haunted Hill.

Bitchy – Black Socks and Happiness – Review

January 1, 2000

Despite having members of The Blue Meanies, this ain’t nothin’ like The Blue Meanies. Like the band name, this is bitchy, mean, ultra-fast hardcore punk.

Chris Cornell – Euphoria Morning – Review

January 1, 2000

Feel your heart ache and your knees tremble, and be impressed by the quality of musicianship that can come from a skinny, formerly shaggy-headed rocker.

Agnostic Front – Riot Riot Upstart – Review

January 1, 2000

Agnostic Front have a damn fine album here that takes ’80s hardcore and updates it with ’90s issues.

Bis – Social Dancing – Review

January 1, 2000

Social Dancing is like plugging in a hot pink Hello Kitty nightlight and hyping up the voltage ’til it vibrates and fires Pez from its adorable ears.

Uriah Heep – Sonic Origami – Review

January 1, 2000

It isn’t Bruce Dickinson singing, but it sure sounds like him. Uriah Heep is full of unfamiliar faces, because most of the original members are dead.