Lollipop Magazine

Sayhitolisa – Review

June 1, 1996

Sayhitolisa, from Cambridge, MA, who are essentially hat-tippers to the sentimental side of ’70s funk, are looking for a new bassist. They said so.

Life After Life – “Harrahya” / “Doors” – Review

June 1, 1996

Life After Life, with “Harrahya/Doors,” play jackhammer punk that’s better than most of the early 80’s stuff we’re always frothing at the mouth about.

Kostars – Klassics with a K – Review

June 1, 1996

Full of back porch-sittin’, pink lemonade-guzzlin’, fly-swattin’, horse-trottin’, acoustic country ballads with trip-hop noises to remind us it’s the ’90s.

Illyah Kuryakhin – Count No Count – Review

June 1, 1996

A meticulously involved jigsaw that confuses the intellect. After having solved this jigsaw, will I be left with a keener understanding of something important?

Eddie Skuller Band – “Life On The Top” / “Understand Me” – Review

June 1, 1996

A band that hardly anyone has heard of that is named after its front man is rarely any good.

Drain – Offspeed and in There – Review

June 1, 1996

Offspeed and In There showcases Mr. Coffey’s impressive record collection and his collection of exotic instruments, drums, samplers, and effects machines.

Digital K – King Tubby’s in the House – Review

June 1, 1996

Digital K is King Tubby’s nephew who, in his youth, spent in Jamaica, got exposure in his uncle’s studio, to the work of Bob Marley, Bunny Lee, and Scientist.

Cracker – The Golden Age – Review

June 1, 1996

You can rest assured that your “back in the day” kudos are loaded with enough chemical preservatives to guarantee a long shelf life.

Frankie Bones – Houseloop – Interview

June 1, 1996

An interview with Frankie Bones

Madame X – Review

June 1, 1996

Madame X brings lounge music into the ’90s, the same way Jamiroquai does to ’70s disco.