Lollipop Magazine

Zen Guerilla – Trance States in Tongues – Review

April 1, 2000

If you still haven’t heard the woolly’n’blustery acid-damaged gospel o’ the blues is the gospel of rock confessions of the mighty Zen Guerrilla, punch yerself.

Zeke – Dirty Sanchez – Review

April 1, 2000

Zeke’s headkickin’ yer brains into the loose gravel. Zeke’s not lookin’ back. Zeke’s got a date with Götterdämmerung. No fucking around here.

Vic Godard – Long Term Side-Effect – Review

April 1, 2000

Vic Godard’s latest solo effort builds on his past in Subway Sect (early UK punk band inspired by the Sex Pistols) and ends up with lounge music, who knew?

Trash on Demand Vol. III – Review

April 1, 2000

Jeff Dahl has committed a mess o’ hard-to-find sleazy punk cuts from around the planet (just like the title says) to shiny CD format.

Throttlefinger – Review

April 1, 2000

Tough guy Nine Pound Hammer redux, y’know, drunken swagger cockpunkrock with spaghetti western soundbites to punctuate Throttlefinger’s self-image as outlaws.

The Spills – The Heartdrops – Review

April 1, 2000

The Spills possibly intended to even homage Thunders’ old band, but screwed up somewhere and covered a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song instead.

The Retardos – Review

April 1, 2000

Their shit don’t lack for in-yo-face intensity, tho’ they do lack the ability to write a coupla numbers that don’t sound exactly like the six they just played.

The Pushers – Turning Blue – Review

April 1, 2000

The sophomoric sophomore slab from The Pushers gets suitably dumbass as they vomit up yell and response shout-alongs. Chock fulla brain-impaired observations.

Everything is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology – Review

April 1, 2000

A true retrospective woulda been more fun and historical, mebbe charting the path from Cosley’s departure from Homestead to the tux he wears to the Grammies.

The Marinets – Love! Hate! – Review

April 1, 2000

’60s UK pop is a handy reference point, even when the Martinets are not self-consciously aping The Yardbirds or nudging the Troggs perhaps via the Milkshakes.