Lollipop Magazine

Cake Like – Bruiser Queen – Review

November 1, 1997

Listening to this is like going through your grandmother’s jewelry box – there’s some great stuff you’re just dying to put on, and there’s some real junk.

Prunella Scales – Dressing Up the Idiot – Review

November 1, 1997

Full o’ tunes that are both catchy and melodic but thanks to tenacious, aggressive use of the rhythm section, they take on a heavy, slightly unpleasant feel.

Boy Wonder – Wonder Wear – Interview

November 1, 1997

An interview with Paula Kelley, Paul Natale, Jake Zavracky, Bruce Caporal

Salt – Delay Me Down and Make Me Wah Wah – Review

October 1, 1997

With this collection of B-sides and previously unreleased cuts, Salt moved away from the intellectual and in the opposite direction.

Jimmie’s Chicken Shack – Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope – Review

October 1, 1997

Jimmie’s bears more than a passing resemblance to Primus – musicianly metal propelled by beefy, funkified bass and witty lyrics.

Permafrost – In Harm’s Way – Interview

September 1, 1997

An interview with Ad Frank, Kevin Coombs, Adam Goodwin, Linda Pardee

The Notwist – 12 – Review

July 1, 1997

Will take you from stark to lush, from dissonant to melodic, from dramatic roaring metal riffs to simplistic guitar wanking, from restraint to chaos.

Polara – C’est La Vie – Review

July 1, 1997

No matter how much undefinable noise you layer on a bland pop song, it’s still… well, you know…

Skunk Anansie – with Rollins Band at Avalon – Review

July 1, 1997

Rollins Band had a hard act to follow in Skunk Anansie. Skin compels you to watch her, her motions intriguing, falling somewhere between sinewy and robotic.

Rollins Band – with Skunk Anansie at Avalon – Review

July 1, 1997

Rollins dances around like a prize fighter, crouching and leaning into the songs, constantly moving, feline and feral and ready to spring.