Lollipop Magazine

White Hassle – National Chain – Review

December 1, 1997

Listen as two members of Railroad Jerk (Marcellus Hall and Dave Varenka) take it to the backwoods for some blues/country skronk!

Sleep – Jerusalem – Review

December 1, 1997

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: No band can play one song for 52 minutes straight and make it interesting.

Shonen Knife – Explosion! – Review

December 1, 1997

As anyone who’s heard the little Knife-ettes knows, these kittens stick to the bare essentials of rock: Simple pop songs written with as few chords as possible.

Pizzicato Five – Happy End of the World – Review

December 1, 1997

Upbeat disco-like Bacharach-isms for the ’90s, but it’s good to hear them taking into account some of the modern sounds of the dance floor.

Laika – Sounds of the Satellites – Review

December 1, 1997

The music is highly unoriginal laid-back dance grooves (leaning too much towards Portishead territory) and the lyrics have no real punch either.

Dianogah – As Seen From Above – Review

December 1, 1997

Utterly uninteresting indie rock played by a band with two bass players. I seriously couldn’t find one track to salvage this mother.

Aerial M – Review

December 1, 1997

An interesting and quiet side project from the interesting and quiet Will Oldham of Palace. The liner notes thank Tortoise and Stereolab. You’ll hear why.

u-ziq – Lunatic Harness – Review

November 1, 1997

Mr. Paradinas again mounts the skittering horse of drum ‘n’ bass and handles that steed for a beautiful 70 minutes.

KAOS Theory – Review

October 1, 1997

Like a good public radio station, everything might not go down nice and easy, but any fan of indie music is bound to find something of value here.