Lollipop Magazine

Songs for the Jetset – Vol. III – Review

September 1, 2000

A ridiculously happy candybox full of English pop tunes soaked in carefree Quaaludes and love. Hippie-dippy and full of doot-doo-doo’s and la-la-la’s.

Tram – Heavy Black Frame – Review

January 1, 2000

On Heavy Black Frame, London-based Tram transcend the often-tired mope rock vocabulary to compose one of the most stirring and melancholy records of the year.

Macha – Review

January 1, 2000

Somewhere between continents, floating above the ocean, the music of several countries mingles in a sometimes rhythmic, sometimes muddy mix.

Black Box Recorder – England Made Me – Review

September 1, 1999

The stories are weird, realistic, and leave plenty of room for your mind to color in the humor with a black marker.

Firewater – The Ponzi Scheme – Review

April 1, 1998

Some people were let down by Tod’s apparent turncoating from the Cop Shoot Cop sound, but the same energy exists in Firewater. The name says it all.

The Jesus Lizard – Review

April 1, 1998

It’s as if, in their quest for integrity, they forgot what reptile they’re supposed to be – suddenly, they’ve morphed from Lizard to Tortoise.

Congo Norvell – Abnormals Anonymous – Interview

March 1, 1998

An interview with Kid Congo Powers and Sally Norvell

Congo Norvell – Abnormals Anonymous – Review

December 1, 1997

Abnormals Anonymous goes a long way towards making the musical dime-store paperback they kept promising to write, digging deeper into the noir atmosphere.

Firewater – Get Off The Cross… We Need The Wood For The Fire – Interview

November 1, 1996

An interview with Tod A.