Lollipop Magazine

Johnny Cash – Ragged Old Flag – Review

May 31, 2002

A tribute to the American people: The blue-collar working people who probably shared Cash’s concern and disgust with the national mood.

Johnny Cash – America: A 200-Year Salute In Story and Song – Review

May 31, 2002

America… is the history of this country as told by Johnny Cash, set off by the occasional spoken word piece, if ya can’t follow it by the music alone.

System Of A Down – Toxicity – Review

April 12, 2002

Top of the nü metal shitheap. They scream, bellow, and nyah-nyah in falsetto, but throw eight parts into a song, and that’s seven more than the bottomfeeders.

Stereomud – Perfect Self – Review

February 22, 2002

Members of the band migrated from Stuck Mojo and Life of Agony, so there’s little surprise the prevailing musical elements here are of an advanced stage.

Carlos Santana – Divine Light: Reconstruction & Mix Translation by Bill Laswell – Review

February 15, 2002

Carlos has the skill, but his jazz isn’t top notch. Santana fans want him to rock, jazz fans want him to swing, and Divine Light doesn’t really do either.

Anna Vissi – Everything I Am – Review

June 1, 2001

Not that her longtime fans were hoping for this, but Anna Vissi, Greece’s answer to Madonna, has released an English-language album.

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.

Paola & Chiara – Television – Review

September 1, 2000

A solid if not brilliant album. Sax, Spanish guitar and The London Session Orchestra appear in many of the tracks, helping to build layers and layers of sound.

Iron Maiden – Brave New World – Interview

June 1, 2000

An interview with singer Bruce Dickinson

Paola & Chiara – Giornata storica – Review

September 1, 1999

It’s tempting to say that Giornata is more of a rock album with the guitars more pronounced this time around, but the melodies are even catchier.