Lollipop Magazine

9 Volt – Nine Volt – Review

November 1, 1998

9 Volt will undoubtedly provide excellent steering-wheel drumming basslines for latenight cruisers and Taco Bell-bound suburban kids everywhere.

Tripping Daisy – Jesus Hits like the Atom Bomb – Review

November 1, 1998

Meandering, mushy guitar, reams of moody organ, strings of wrangly guitars, miles of dead air, bump-in-the-road vocals, and a tunnelful of tin can reverb.

Throneberry – Squinting Before the Dazzle – Review

November 1, 1998

There is some interesting poetry in here. Unfortunately it’s muddled within a stringy mixture of long, Southern Gothic-(or backwoods garage)-flavored tunes.

Three Finger Cowboy – Kissed – Review

November 1, 1998

Next to the chili cheesedog wagon you can also hear Three-Finger Cowboy hootin’ out some hefty tunes to make that Bud Ice taste just that much icier.

Mulan – Review

November 1, 1998

Disney presents little girls with a heroine who is not the fairest in the land, nor blessed with a godmother who will give her an instant Chanel makeover.

iMogen Heap – iMegaphone – Review

November 1, 1998

This is as fanged and bloody as beauty gets. Dare to troll the jeweled abyss, and revel in the stunning pursuit of its guardian fiend.

The Hollowbodies – Viva La Dregs – Review

November 1, 1998

Phillip Roebuck’s vocals are generally clear and tuneful, often hinting at The Jayhawks with middle-American motifs such as racetracks and trailer parks.

The Frank & Walters – Grand Parade – Review

November 1, 1998

This stuff sounds like early Cure, or The Smiths, or possibly Duran Duran after some lollipops and a few cups of coffee.

Symposium – On the Outside – Review

November 1, 1998

More to the side of Green Day without their teenybopper angst and with English accents that are actually real. Ska comes out of Jamaica, not Boston.

Versus – Two Cents Plus Tax – Review

November 1, 1998

Includes several original concoctions, including “Jack and Jill,” which sounds like a lounge act performing to the accompaniment of an unbalanced dishwasher.