Lollipop Magazine

Mars Attacks! – Review

September 1, 1997

An undeniable feast for the eyes, packed with visual invention and a bright, vibrant color scheme that puts the gauzy murk of Hollywood to shame.

Daviess County Panthers – Je N’aime Pas Beaucoup Ma Gamelle – Review

September 1, 1997

A firm, vein-popping grasp where impending violence pervades the air, the heat rises, and everything seems poised for an explosion… which never comes.

Broadcast – Work and Non Work – Review

September 1, 1997

The ’60s revival is to the ’60s what M*A*S*H was to the Korean war – an initially fun, diverting thing that ended up dragging on several times longer.

Lard – Pure Chewing Satisfaction – Review

September 1, 1997

Jello’s points sometimes risk getting lost amongst the slam-racket. Refer to the shocking, revelatory, and hilarious newsprint collage in the lyric booklet.

Guided by Voices – Mag Earwhig! – Review

September 1, 1997

Mag Earwhig! is a patchwork collage as diverting as any of their album sleeves and perhaps the apex of Guided by Voices’ long and storied career.

Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space – Interview

September 1, 1997

An interview with Jason Pierce

Supergrass – In It For the Money – Review

July 1, 1997

Supergrass has been spending an inordinate amount of time listening to dusty late-sixties vinyl and all but ignoring their Buzzcocks and Adverts LPs.

Red Krayola – Hazel – Review

July 1, 1997

O’Rourke’s got a chop shop in the back, cut ya a tape loop like it’s a hunk of gabardine and lace it with electronics like they were sequins.

Lilys – Services (For the Soon to Be Departed) – Review

July 1, 1997

Farfisa trills, twangy guitars and punchy snares abound, albeit in the service of titles such as “Hark, An Open Channel” and “The Gravity Free Atmosphere of MSA.”

Rollins Band – Come In and Burn – Interview

July 1, 1997

An interview with Henry Rollins