Lollipop Magazine

Jimi Hendrix Experience – BBC Sessions – Review

January 1, 1999

Should you kiss the sky on your first date? How did a Black guy from Seattle track down the only two pale English guys with higher, kinkier hair than himself?

The Specials – Guilty Til Proven Innocent – Interview

January 1, 1999

An interview with Roddy Byers

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – BBC Sessions – Review

January 1, 1999

It’s the mark of a truly seminal artist that, even thirty years after his death, you discover something new with every new vault-scraping from the archives.

Out of Sight – Review

November 1, 1998

Pulp Fiction has a lot to answer for. Since then, the market’s been flooded with soundtracks with a smattering of songs squeezed between film soundbites.

Pat Boone – In A Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy – Review

April 1, 1997

Forty years later, Pat Boone has resurfaced with a project so absurd that it can’t be ignored. That’s right, friends, Pat Boone has gone metal.

China Drum – Goosefair – Interview

June 1, 1996

An interview with vocalist/drummer Adam Lee

Semisonic – Great Divide – Review

March 1, 1996

Pure pop with slightly retro dynamics and chord progressions. Production gives Great Divide a sound that is not just full and lush, but almost lavish.

Grither – All Smiles – Review

October 1, 1995

Guitars. Lots of ’em. Buzzing, whirring, thudding, clanging and coughing over every bit of this disc, giving a little needed juice and texture.

Cold Water Flat – Review

May 1, 1995

Their second album, produced by Sean Slade and Tim O’Heir, is simply titled Cold Water Flat, indicating that powerful pop tunes are their fate.

Flotsam and Jetsam – Drift – Review

May 1, 1995

Solid bass plucking, crunchy guitar sound, roaring vocals and a nice piano piece at the end of one of the songs. Carlson’s vocals are a bit dated.