Lollipop Magazine

No Use For a Name – Making Friends – Review

March 1, 1998

Guest vocals by MM BossTone Dicky Barett, Dance Hall Crasher Karina Denike, and Me First’s Spike, Making Friends is a non-stop feel-good punk party platter.

Lagwagon – Double Plaidnum – Review

March 1, 1998

Catchy, melodic punk with Joey Cape’s vocal tales digging deep, but the NOFXian drum rampage seem secondary to layered harmonies about how no one understands.

Physical Fatness: Fat Music Vol. III – Review

March 1, 1998

These 18 songs contain exclusive tracks, teasers from ’98 releases, and all your Fat favorites. All for $4!

Bracket – Novelty Forever – Review

December 1, 1997

Catchy, quirky, guitar-driven powerpop with moody, thoughtful lyrics and melodies to make your eyebrows arch.

Hi-Standard – Angry Fist – Review

October 1, 1997

Angry Fist is as non-stop punch-packing as its title suggests. As quick-tempoed, melodic, and well-produced as we’ve come to expect from Fat Wreck Chords.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Have a Ball – Interview

September 1, 1997

An interview with vocalist Spike

88 Fingers Louie – The Dom Years – Review

April 1, 1997

Sure, they sounded almost identical to every other caffeinated punkpop band of the early ’90s, but 88 Fingers Louie sounded rawer and had hoarser vocals.

Screw 32 – Under The Influence of Bad People – Review

April 1, 1997

A fine and powerful blend of SoCal melodic punk slingshotted into the East Bay, Screw 32 grabs the back of my underwear and holds me on my tip toes.

Bracket – “E” Is For Everything On Fat Wreck Chords – Review

February 1, 1997

A little catch-me-up for those who don’t get 7″s. As always, Bracket combine rampaging pop punk, clever power pop anthems, and goofy ditties.

Screeching Weasel – Bark Like A Dog – Review

February 1, 1997

Has many of the same elements that made SW great in the first place. It bops, it sneers, it snarls, there are lots of “whoa-whoa”s and “whoa-ah-oh”s.