Lollipop Magazine

The Seahorses – Do It Yourself – Review

September 1, 1997

Sadly, the debut from ex-Stone Roses guitarist John Squire new group, The Seahorses, doesn’t even approach brilliant. In fact, it doesn’t even approach “good.”

Iggy Pop – The World’s Forgotten Boy Remembered – Fiction

September 1, 1997

Iggy Pop was rock ‘n’ roll personified. He had it all: the songs, the voice, the look, the attitude, the sex appeal, the words… hell, even his name: Iggy Pop.

Primal Scream – Vanishing Point – Review

September 1, 1997

Bobby Gillespie spent much of the past three years not only reassessing, but reconstructing and redefining what he, his band, and rock ‘n’ roll are all about.

Echo and the Bunnymen – Evergreen – Interview

September 1, 1997

An interview with Ian McCulloch

Wang Chung – Everybody Wang Chung Tonight – Review

June 1, 1997

Any band that makes the Alarm look remotely acceptable in comparison is clearly in deep shit.

Revolution #9 – A Tribute to the Beatles – Review

June 1, 1997

If you wanna check out a great Beatles tribute album, I’d recommend that you scour the record shops for the NME’s Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father.

Magnet – Don’t Be a Penguin – Review

June 1, 1997

Magnet are DC’s Mark Goodman and a revolving cast of characters, which includes people who’ve played with the likes of Morphine, Halcion, and Trip Shakespeare.

A Guide to Selecting the Proper Dive Bar – Column

June 1, 1997

Enjoy these post-collegiate dark days. They only happen once, so you might as well make a big Bacchanalian production out of them.

Sid Vicious – Never Mind The Reunion – Review

May 1, 1997

Done Sid’s way. Which is to say it’s incredibly badly recorded, the performances are sloppy as hell, and the audience sounds like a buncha drunken yahoos.

Swans – with Low at the Somerville Theatre – Review

April 1, 1997

Swans music descends like a black cloud and comes down in torrents. This isn’t music you listen to, you surrender to it.