Lollipop Magazine Issue #55 MP3 Compilation CD

An archival project by Enforcer @ Draggian Universe

Well, hello from the other side. I'm on Nekoweb for this, because it required uploading some MP3s and stuff that I can't do on Neocities, and I thought it would be easier to do with a clean site as opposed to trying to integrate into mine. And I'm not getting Neocities premium until I run out of space, damnit. (I really don't like Nekoweb's editor layout. I don't like having my hands held when I'm writing, and it trying to autofill everything I write with random words from my code (because it can't tell which things are HTML tags) is really annoying.)

So, why are we here? Well, because I picked up a weird vaguely edgy-looking CD from my local used CD store's section of weird used CDs without proper jewel cases for a dollar and found a delightful piece of authentic edgy 2000s web design that I thought the kinds of people who like my music scene stuff may enjoy.

Turned out it was one of the promotional compilation CDs from (apparently still around) punk / metal / hardcore / industrial / etc. magazine Lollipop, and I started wondering what was up the moment I looked on its back cover and saw way more artists listed than would make sense for a burned audio CD. Then when I web searched it, literally the only result was a price check website that acknowledged that...someone sold it on eBay once. The interesting thing about this listing is that it's noted as a CD-ROM for Windows, not a music CD. So, what gives?

This gave. Turned out that it was, in fact, a CD-ROM, loaded with 50+ MP3s from various bands, 3 music videos in MOV format, and most delightfully, its very own locally loaded authentic 2003-4 edgy website, complete with adorable web design and authentic banner ads. I thought that it made for an interesting look into a seemingly overlooked (probably because it was a magazine promotional CD from 20 years ago) aspect of emo / scene / hardcore / etc. 00s Internet culture, and that it's the sort of thing that indie web music scene folks might enjoy. So in the interest of historical preservation and sharing the sheer joy I found when I learned that this music CD I got for a dollar wasn't what it seemed, I reuploaded the entire CD to here so you can browse around it.

DISCLAIMER: The contents of the Lollipop Magazine CD are uploaded here for archival purposes unchanged. This means that no opinions expressed therein belong to Enforcer, or should be taken to be accurate for years after 2004. Inclusion of any band or their music on this website is not to be taken as a personal endorsement of them by Enforcer. I'm not responsible if you try to install RealPlayer for some reason through here and it messes up your computer, nor if you try to buy merch and are disappointed if it no longer exists. This CD has been uploaded for historical purposes only and is not intended to take away from sales for any parties whose work are shared.

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