Jon Sarre – Page 30 – Lollipop Magazine

Action League – “I’m a Member” – Review

June 1, 1999

Brit-influenced power-pop with a singer who yells with so much conviction that you wanna believe every thought that pops into his head.

Skimmer – “Bored Again” – Review

June 1, 1999

And Buddy Holly crossed the ocean and begat the Beatles who crossed the ocean and begat every band on the Nuggets compilation who crossed the ocean and…

Manual Scan – All Night Stand: Best of – Review

June 1, 1999

Too poppy to appeal to the garage sub-culture, and too retro to strike a chord with those who follow the radio programmers instructions of what’s happenin’.

13 Frightened Girls – “Smoke This & Walk” – Review

June 1, 1999

The A-side reminds me of blurry Lazy Cowgirls, but that’s just fine by me. B is 13th Floor Elevators redux as a big sweetleaf of stoner fuzz

4HR Ramona – Pharmacy Park – Review

June 1, 1999

If Seattle drug bands coppin’ Mike Ness’ roots rock with readymade choruses wet yer panties, then 4 Hr. Ramona is better than a variable-speed vibrator.

Nashville Pussy – “Kicked in the Teeth” – Review

June 1, 1999

The band everyone loves and fears forces yer bridgework down yer throat with a sweaty lovenote passed in class from Angus Young and Co.

Roky Erickson – Demon Angel: A Day And Night With Roky Erickson – Review

June 1, 1999

Demon Angel is the soundtrack to the 1984 documentary of the same title. Erickson keeps things mellow, mostly playing acoustic versions of various originals.

Quintron – These Hands of Mine – Review

June 1, 1999

Quintron’s patented, sleazy mash of lo-fi gospel, sample-heavy noise, and homemade drum machine unhip hop has amassed him a cult following.

Queen Bee – “Fine” / “Smitten” – Review

June 1, 1999

Lotsa ponderous bass bashing/kit slamming punch over which Karen Neal warbles all over the place like a honey bee on solvents.

Hotter Than Hell – An Injection of Psychobilly Madness – Review

June 1, 1999

Basically ya got Gene Vincent growin’ up in a suburban no man’s land with a room fulla Ramones records, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and speed.