Lollipop Magazine

Deep Reduction – Review

April 1, 2000

Deep Reduction is a generally disappointing foray thru various rock’n’blues pieces that go nowhere everyone’s been before.

Smogtown – Führers of the New Wav – Review

April 1, 2000

Smogtown runs thru the numbers. They’ve got suburban teen dream nightmares and distill ’em thru the fewest three chords any human’s ever decided they need.

Royal Trux – Veterans of Disorder – Review

April 1, 2000

Like Thank You, Royal Trux’s latest makes mucho use-o of guitar-heavy stone-out-on-this grooves, perfect for a new crew of hi-school misfits to never hear.

Reid Paley – Revival – Review

April 1, 2000

This guy’s a one-trick Tom Waits throwin’ up leering gin-joint hard drinkin’ thru hard luck trashcan epics delivered in a Hollywood dumb heavy voice.

Bourbon Jones and the Smokes – Tama Del Rey – Review

April 1, 2000

This Portland, OR power trio is a better live band than you’d deduct from this disc. Bio claims aside, they don’t sound much like Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

Boss Hog – White Out – Review

April 1, 2000

This album’s separate tracks don’t so much defy description as negate it: Everything’s sooooo funky, radio-ready, machine-like, interchangeable.

Bloody and the Vaynes – Review

April 1, 2000

Collaborator of GG Allin, opening spot on Mr. Murder Junkie’s spoken word tour, girls!, avid collector of serial killer art, and a rock’n’roll curiosity.

Backyard Babies – Total 13 – Interview

April 1, 2000

An interview with Dregen

Sarre-Chasm – The Shape of Punk to Come? – Column

April 1, 2000

Obviously the Refused guy didn’t think his former band was gonna change punk rock, or he wouldn’ta up and done some Scandinavian blue-eyed soul.

Zoobombs – Let it Bomb – Review

April 1, 2000

Zoobombs, once they get into the groove, gotta be some of the most original rip-off artists goin’. Up there with Spencer, Beck, Beastie Boys, or Royal Trux.