April 2000 – Page 19 – Lollipop Magazine

The Causey Way – With Loving and Open Arms – Review

April 1, 2000

“No folks, we’re not really a cult, but that’s the gimmick we’re hoping to use to get our goofy, amped-up new wave/age schtick some notice.”

The Catheters – Review

April 1, 2000

With maybe the exception of The Murder City Devils, Zeke, The Gimmicks, or RC5, these young ‘uns are the best band goin’ in Seattle these days.

The Burnouts – Go Go Racing! – Review

April 1, 2000

A carport crüe with an affinity for autos’n’rock’n’roll and other stuff that goes fast, as the lyrics seem to imply, along the lines of Guitar Wolf.

The Boils – When the Sun Goes Down – Review

April 1, 2000

An eight-song, 15-minute EP of street-level punk from the Philly area. The Boils have the gritty anger that sounds urban, very middle class, blue-collar.

The Beautys/ Nobodys – Hugh – Review

April 1, 2000

They’re from Indiana, Mass Giorgini produced this slab, and the singer belts it out like Chrissie Hynde. It’d probably be fun to see them live.

The Baby Namboos – Ancoats2zambia – Review

April 1, 2000

Demented trip hop, dark, gravelly vocals, an accented woman’s voice, ominous chanting, heavy bass. This could be Tricky’s cousin. Wait! It is Tricky’s cousin!

The Appleseed Cast – Mare Vitalis – Review

April 1, 2000

Captures all the raw pain of the first release, contain it in a not-as-melodramatic format, and learned to play more than power chords!!

Syrup – Solid Gold Asstro Soul – Review

April 1, 2000

Southern four-piece focusing on funky rawk kinda like an updated Black Oak Arkansas. Not heavy, but rock’n’roll groovy. Gets better each time I hear it.

Fifty Tons of Black Terror – My Idle Hands – Review

April 1, 2000

The music, words, and singing all sync up like a Touch & Go band from ten years gone.

Fifteen – Allegra – Review

April 1, 2000

It’s low-down and dirty, it’s sugar on your sing-alongs. Lyrically, Fifteen is so honest they could put Rollins out of business.