Lollipop Magazine

Shades Apart – Seeing Things – Review

July 1, 1997

If cinema ever reverts to rehashing the ’80s style Mad Max format, look for Shades Apart to be pounding out the soundtrack.

Eater – All Of Eater – Review

July 1, 1997

Eater sound a lot like Johnny Rotten in a rockabilly band. The band is dysfunctional now and All of Eater is just a bit of ego-tripping through the past.

UK Subs – Riot – Review

July 1, 1997

Did I mention that the UK Subs have released another album? The current Cleopatra yield, Riot, comes in hard and punk, and stays hard and punk.

Go Dog Go – Glad to be Unhappy – Review

June 1, 1997

It’s not pretty. It’s tortured. It’s intense and manic. It’s Kurt Cobain on speed instead of heroin.

The Strike – A Conscience Left To Struggle With Pockets Full of Rust – Review

June 1, 1997

Join me brothers, leave behind the Jerry Rice Breathe Rite Nasal Strip of stinky poop rock and let’s take that fuckin’ hill!

Tugboat Annie – at The Middle East – Review

June 1, 1997

Tugboat Annie comes from a coincidental combination of charisma, melody, musicianship, and an extraordinary adeptness at effectively combining these qualities.

Pollen – Peach Tree – Review

June 1, 1997

Pollen: Band good, production crisp, loud (see Allroy’s Revenge +), love hate pop songs. I need a drink, you have one too, it’s on me.

Pennywise – Full Circle – Review

June 1, 1997

Full Circle is like smearing your favorite ice cream over your face again. Nothing wrong with it at all. Any day.

Bad Religion – Tested – Review

June 1, 1997

Bad Religion has painstakingly recorded for us a 27 cut live album from their 1996 tour, venues spanning around the globe. It’s on fire.

Anti-Flag – Die for the Government – Review

June 1, 1997

Anti-Flag is the kind of punk that goes after the economy, society, mob behavior, every branch of the government, patriotism, jocks, schools, rich people…