Lollipop Magazine

Happy Meals 2 – Review

November 1, 1998

This perfect marriage of punkpop and powerpop lasts 50 minutes, the exact amount of time I’ve been lamenting to my therapist cuz a comp like this didn’t exist.

NOFX – So Long and Thanks For All The Shoes – Review

March 1, 1998

Love and kids, yeah, they’re getting old, but they’re still mean as shit and fast as fuck and who the hell are you to judge anyway?

Punk Bites 2 – Review

March 1, 1998

As Fearless says, “It’s the cheese,” and,when your mouth is fulla 30 bites of punk pizza, that’s a lotta cheese.

Physical Fatness: Fat Music Vol. III – Review

March 1, 1998

These 18 songs contain exclusive tracks, teasers from ’98 releases, and all your Fat favorites. All for $4!

Violent World – A Tribute To the Misfits – Review

April 1, 1997

The most annoying aspect are the covers which are done in styles which are irrelevant to the subject matter, such as emo and “sensitive guy” pop punk.

Glory Daze Soundtrack – Review

December 1, 1996

An original motion picture soundtrack with music by the Vandals’ Warren Fitzgerald and songs by many of today’s favorite punk bands.

Bored Generation – Review

November 1, 1996

The faves of surfers, skaters and snowboarders on an enhanced CD. Some unreleased tracks. And the interactive part of the disc is actually (gasp!) interactive.

Pogo Strut Slam Swivel Mosh – Review

September 1, 1996

Proof positive that there is still a diverse and lively punk rock community in 1996. There are 25 bands and most of the tracks are previously unreleased.

Snuff – with Lunachicks, NOFX at Avalon – Review

April 1, 1996

British pop punk with horns and keyboards. English bar rock, sing-a-long, raise your beer to the celebration stuff.

NOFX – with Lunachicks, Snuff at Avalon – Review

April 1, 1996

They play with such spite and sarcastic venom, they make the glossy sneer of the young ‘uns look like the fashion statement I always suspected it to be.