Lollipop Magazine

Elvis Costello – The Right Spectacle – Review

April 28, 2006

Music videos from ’78 to ’94, tackling every single and six non-singles. From the obvious to the boring, augmented by late-’70s/early-’80s live TV appearances.

Tori Amos – Fade to Red – Review

April 21, 2006

Fade to Red: Video Collection gathers (almost) all of her videos throughout her illustrious career, from ’92’s Little Earthquakes to last year’s The Beekeeper.

End of the Century – The Story of the Ramones – Review

June 13, 2005

Unless you’re a Ramones know-it-all, you’ll leave knowing more about the band. Even if you already know all this, End of the Century will still entertain you.

Elvis Costello And The Attractions – Trust – Review

March 15, 2004

The historical importance placed upon Elvis Costello and The Attractions’ first three/four albums have shouldered out the band’s later-but-worthy albums.

Elvis Costello And The Attractions – Get Happy – Review

November 26, 2003

Indeed, the performances here feel like a fish in water, bopping to on-beats and Sunday gospel hollers as if directly transported from the Deep South.

Nuggets II – Review

February 22, 2002

A track, a couple paragraphs, a professorial listen, a glance at the haberdashery, and you’re sampling the next one until the box of chocolates is gone.

The Stooges – 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions – Review

April 1, 2000

Take after take after take of each song is spent fine-tuning, honing each song into the flawless, feral shape it took on the album proper.

The Simpsons – Songs in the Key of Springfield – Review

March 1, 1998

From Reverend Lovejoy’s “In-a-gadda-da-vida,” Tito Puente’s infectious salsa about “Señor Burns,” the Kwik-E-Mart epic, to the “Itchy & Scratchy” theme.