Lollipop Magazine

F-Zero GX – Review

February 2, 2004

A snazzier version of Nintendo 64’s F-Zero X: It maintains the teeth-grating speed, busy races, and smooth design. A pretty safe update of a well-worn formula.

Day of Defeat – Review

February 2, 2004

Day of Defeat is not really a game for newcomers, it’s best suited for WWII buffs, people who like their shooters with a heavy dose of entertaining realism.

The Bouncing Souls – Anchors Aweigh – Review

February 2, 2004

The only melodic strength here is in the call and response vocals and ubiquitous whoa-oh-ohs, and that shit gets old faster then mayonnaise in the sun.

Elvis Costello – North – Review

February 2, 2004

Costello mourns, sarcastically takes jabs at, romanticizes, and praises the love cycle through tap-dancing vocals and evocative string arrangements.

Elbow – Cast of Thousands – Review

February 2, 2004

Elbow are from Manchester: Moody, creepily tranquil, painfully resigned, full of joy and paranoia… So why do I still not give two shits about them?

Eastern Youth – What Can you See From Your Place – Review

February 2, 2004

Leatherface’s tough-and-gruff, Fugazi’s hyper-emotionality, and an innate Japanese ability to contort melodies into visions of blood-dripping cherry blossoms.

Super Furry Animals – Phantom Power – Review

February 2, 2004

Welsh psychedelic popsters get less dancy and a whole lot more cartoony on Phantom Power. A hook is still a hook, even if it’s bent a little funny.

The Residents – Eskimo – Review

February 2, 2004

Part faux-ethnomusicology in-joke, part indictment of capitalist consumerism, part creepy fun-time freak-out, this album has had people scratching their heads since the mid ’70s.

The Omen Legacy – Review

February 2, 2004

We’re taken through each film, with comments by actors, directors, Satanists, and other experts. Circumstances about the infamous “Omen Curse” are addressed.

The Matrix Reloaded – Review

February 2, 2004

Watching this is like riding in a car with someone who’s learning how to drive stick: Go fast, stop dead, talk, go fast again, talk more, go fast, stop cold.