Lollipop Magazine

Bat Head Soup – A Tribute to Ozzy – Review

September 1, 2000

A higher echelon of has-beens assemble here to rock Ozzy tunes, replacing Ozzy’s trademark vocals with their own. Ditto with some well-respected axe-meisters.

Wish You Were Queer – Tribute to Ministry – Review

September 1, 2000

Most of the songs chosen aren’t my faves, and they all sound like Erasure or Depeche Mode on a bad day with some over-dramatic hack on vocals.

Another Prick in the Wall – Two-Part Tribute to Ministry – Review

September 1, 2000

Another Prick in the Wall has a bit more o’ the roar, but everything here is still significantly worse than the originals, so what’s the point?

Uranium 235 – Cultural Minority – Review

September 1, 2000

You gotta love it: Dancable industrial masking a penchant for pop songwriting. Sex, drugs, and mediocre dance music, huh?

Two Ton Boa – Review

September 1, 2000

Fraser harnesses images of horror to torture the men who deserve it. She thrusts rich cheats into Hell, with insects clicking their wings in their nostrils.

Tuuli – Hotrods and Honeysuckle – Review

September 1, 2000

A little more touching Joan Jett balladry, but when they switch over to the “Do You Wanna Touch Me There” raunchy rock, that’s when my, um, ears perk up.

Throes of Dawn – Binding of the Spirit – Review

September 1, 2000

They play melodic and epic metal saturated with keyboards, seething guitars and sick, screeched black metal vocals.

Three Ways Till Tuesday – Review

September 1, 2000

Lots of heavy guitars, palm-muted arpeggios, and decent vocal lines captured pretty well in a driving and crunchy format.

The Yo-Yo’s – Uppers and Downers – Review

September 1, 2000

Sounded like Johnny Thunders clones schooled on Gene Vincent 45s instead of Phil Spector girl group 45s. Rock’n’roll classicism with rough edges.

Josh Freese – The Notorious One Man Orgy – Review

September 1, 2000

This is Josh Freese’s first solo record. I have some serious problems with it, and it surprises me, seeing as this guy’s considered so top-notch.

The Weakerthans – Left and Leaving – Review

September 1, 2000

They’ve always been a shoot-for-the-heart singer/songwriter outfit that looked more to Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg than Sonic Youth or Bad Religion.

Johnny Thunders – In the Flesh – Review

September 1, 2000

Before he died, Johnny Thunders played lotsa live shows which were, like this one, duly bootlegged whether they were any good or not.

The Valentine Killers – Review

September 1, 2000

Sorta sound like Zeke with a less encyclopedic knowledge of the Kiss back catalogue, like the Killers’re more into the Dead Boys or mebbe the New Bomb Turks.

Jimmy Eat World – Singles – Review

September 1, 2000

Collecting tracks from old 7″s, splits, and random compilation tracks, Singles is the product of incessant fan bickering.

The Tossers – Long Dim Road – Review

September 1, 2000

Irish folk-oriented punk became popular a few years back, but The Tossers have been doing it for ages, and they’ll keep doing it after the fad wears thin.

Jejune – R.I.P. – Review

September 1, 2000

While I’ll hold on to R.I.P. dearly for one last glimpse of their excellence, I can’t help but feel that this compilation of sorts doesn’t do the band justice.

The Stereo – New Tokyo is Calling – Review

September 1, 2000

I pray the rumors aren’t true: that The Stereo, one of the best power pop bands today, has called it quits on the eve of their tour for this new EP.

Underground Station – Column

September 1, 2000

Major titles of the recent past include Speigelman’s holocaust tale, Maus, Cruse’s coming of gay age Stuck Rubber Baby, and Talbot’s child abuse homage, One Bad Rat.

The Spitfires – In Too Deep Again – Review

September 1, 2000

High octane rock’n’roll murderjunkie action with the official Junk Seal of Approval, so it oughtta have yers as well. From up in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

The Soundtrack of Our Lives – Gimme Five! – Review

September 1, 2000

Formed from the ashes of cult legends Union Carbide Productions, The Soundtrack of Our Lives has been one of the best unknown bands in the world for four years.

Jeff Buckley – Mystery White Boy – Review

September 1, 2000

Over 70 minutes of material from his only studio album, Grace, a few covers, and plenty of the angelic falsettos he’s known for.

The Scotch Greens – Draw! – Review

September 1, 2000

The band’s got potential for both beer-drenched whoop-it-ups and whiskey’n’speed nights that’ll land yer ass in jail.

Jack Off Jill – Clear Hearts Grey Flowers – Review

September 1, 2000

Jack Off Jill screams, they whisper and pant and breathe in your ear, then they lick your earlobe softly before driving a metal rod through your skull.

Iron Fire – Thunderstorm – Review

September 1, 2000

Iron Fire are Danish kids hoping to follow in the footsteps of their idols, Helloween, Gamma Ray, etc.

The Royal Beat Conspiracy – Gala Galore – Review

September 1, 2000

This stuff is pretty good, albeit kinda unfocused, cuz The Royal Beat Conspiracy jumps ’round the genrescope, but then again, not much more than the Stones.