Lollipop Magazine

Hal Willner – Closed on Account of Rabies: Poems and Tales of Edgar Allen Poe – Interview

March 1, 1998

An interview with Hal Willner

Treponem Pal – Higher – Review

November 1, 1997

France’s Treponem Pal’s advent material was a metal-heavy behemoth with a thin veil of electronic augmentation. The synth-basting bits are now more pronounced.

Dogma – Feeding the Future – Review

July 1, 1997

Driving, darkly melodic hard rock from the thoughtful side of New York’s grimy streets. If you remember Mindfunk, perhaps you’ll have a handle on Dogma.

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Let’s Face It – Review

June 1, 1997

With the debut single, “The Impression That I Get,” in heavy rotation on MTV it wouldn’t be a shock for these boys to go all the way.

The Frogs – Starjob – Review

June 1, 1997

This is the kind of stuff that pop pranksters like Ween could never quite pull off – pretty melodies slicking up the chute for a deviant lyrical attack.

Downset – Do We Speak a Dead Language? – Review

February 1, 1997

Their music is tighter and meaner, with the hardcore parts more hardcore, and the hip-hop parts more hip-hop.

Speed McQueen – Interview

February 1, 1997

An interview with guitarist Mark

Safe And Sound – Review

November 1, 1996

An outstanding collection of music from some of Boston’s finest musicians, assembled in response to the 1994 shootings of two women’s health care workers.

The Suicide Commandos – Make A Record – Review

October 1, 1996

The Suicide Commandos were a Minneapolis punk band. Not much of a stretch these days, but this was ’77.

Kiss – MTV Unplugged – Review

May 1, 1996

KISS was one big cash-flow juggernaut. They staged bread-and-circus-style spectacles to bilk millions of suckers out of their allowances.