Lollipop Magazine

Morcheeba – Charango – Review

January 17, 2003

Passed the jazzy, mellow, feel-good slackerdom of “Slow Down” and “Otherwise” you get an album-killer called “Women Lose Weight” featuring Slick Rick.

Asylum Street Spankers – My Favorite Record – Review

January 17, 2003

Squirrel Nut Zippers’ 15 minutes have come & gone. So the first reaction to Asylum Street Spankers would be “been there, listened to that, sold my tux already.”

The Aesthetics – Off – Review

January 11, 2003

Sounds like a drunk paranoid trying to play Chrome covers strained through Fat Possum Records and recorded on a Radio Shack cassette recorder.

Voodou – The Blessing of Curses – Review

January 3, 2003

A hot female singer (who can actually sing) is matched to guitars & programming, mostly mid-tempo, juggling real & synth drums. Martin Atkins produced.

Barry Adamson – The King of Nothing Hill – Review

January 3, 2003

While Bad Seed spin-offs wither in their self-created pits of despair, they might wonder where the soul went. Barry Adamson has it, and he’s not giving it back.

Hella – Hold Your Horse Is – Review

January 3, 2003

The term “spazz-core” has been bandied about. It fits Hella. Two guys, guitar & drums.

Tackle Happy: The Origins of Puppetry of the Penis – Review

January 3, 2003

It could be a tale of visionary performance artists capitalizing on the body taboos of modern culture. Maybe it’s a couple of guys playing with their dicks.

David Bowie – Heathen – Review

January 3, 2003

The songs sound much more complete, like he spent time on every element. His writing style, doesn’t sound dated, no matter how reminiscent of his glory days.

Orbital – Work 1989 – 2002 – Review

January 3, 2003

No. No. No. I get enough of this ham-fisted techno crap in car commercials. Why would I want to listen to the 13 year career span of these dance-floor hacks?

TRS-80 – Mr. Kickass – Review

November 22, 2002

Imagine The Orb out on the cold streets of Chicago, scrounging for beer money. Or DJ Spooky hopped up on something speedy.