Lollipop Magazine

The Divine Comedy – A Secret History – Review

June 1, 2000

Eight of the singles are here, but there is also a re-recording of “Pollen Count” and a remix of “Your Daddy’s Car” for variety. Two new songs are included.

Pop’s Not Dead – Songs From Sacramento – Review

June 1, 2000

19 artists, some local and some national, who have quite a knack for writing melodies that sometimes twist, sometimes turn, but are pop-oriented at the core.

The Distillers – Review

June 1, 2000

The Distillers are trashy, violent, swear convincingly, snarl about pretty much everything, and rock harder, dirtier, and meaner than Joan Jett and Hole.

New Coat of Paint – Songs of Tom Waits – Review

June 1, 2000

Good material, pretty good performers. Everybody knows this Tom Waits guy, right?

The Deadlines – The Death and Life of – Review

June 1, 2000

Basic graveyard rockin’ garage punk, complete with mortician fashion, ghoulish make-up, and they probably lug their gear around in a hearse.

The Damage Manual – One – Review

June 1, 2000

Martin Atkins is the Greg Ginn of the early 21st century, i.e. appearing on just about every release on his Invisible label. One difference: He doesn’t suck.

The Casket Lottery – Moving Mountains – Review

June 1, 2000

Pop-punk’s melodic know-how blending with art rock ala Big Black/every other Chicago band to produce a new genre all its own. Why didn’t I think of it first?

Leppardmania – A Tribute to Def Leppard – Review

June 1, 2000

My problem with this kinda thing is it’s all the same half-wits who have no place else to go and can’t seem to get on with it.

The Booked – Feel the Pride – Review

June 1, 2000

Gritty, tough, street punk/Oi! like GMM and TKO have been steadily releasing, Texas’ The Booked are workin’ class punk for hard knocks punks.

The Ataris – Useless I.D. – Let it Burn – Review

June 1, 2000

Collects the 30-second track on Fat’s Short Music for Short People, two alternate, previously unreleased short songs, and a couple other unreleased songs.