Lollipop Magazine

Autoerotichrist – Japanese Torture Comedy Hour / Autoerotichrist split – Review

October 1, 1997

Bone saws and a shortwave radio stuck between a dead frequency and the live broadcast of a roto-tiller in a scrap-metal landfill competes for your attention.

Auntie Christ – “Bad Trip” – Review

October 1, 1997

Our old friend Exene’s back in black (vinyl) and she’s fuggin’ pissed like she hasn’t been since Wild Gift. Good thing.

1313 Mockingbird Lane – “Problems” – Review

October 1, 1997

Obsessively-reiterated Farfisa runs, cheesy vocal fx, and a sense of besotted irresponsibility that brings to mind the proto-neo-retroistics of Fleshtones.

Lost Highway – Review

October 1, 1997

Whattaya mean you don’t get it?

Negativland – Dispepsi – Interview

October 1, 1997

An interview with Don Joyce

Colin Newman – Bastard – Interview

October 1, 1997

An interview with Colin Newman

Austin Powers – International Man of Mystery – Review

September 1, 1997

The soundtrack runs dayglo red with the work of contemporary artists mining the paisley vein, with some bona-fide artifacts thrown in for legitimacy’s sake.

Tindersticks – Curtains – Review

September 1, 1997

What other band drags a whining, junksick melodica over an impatient backbeat? Or snags Ann Magnuson and Isabella Rossellini to serve as vocal foils?

Foo Fighters – The Colour and the Shape – Review

September 1, 1997

A busted marriage, a departed drummer, and this time around, Grohl can’t fight the urge to pack his verses with betrayal, anger and petulance.

Statuesque – Angleterre – Review

September 1, 1997

Upbeat tunes meet moody lyrics about romantic disappointment delivered in a featherweight voice that keeps slipping into a high register without warning.