March, 1995 | Lollipop Magazine

Black Velvet Flag – Come Recline With… – Review

March 1, 1995

Covering songs by Black Flag, the Circle Jerks and other cool ’80s groups (lounge style), this band manages to retain nothing from the originals but the lyrics.

East, West – Review

March 1, 1995

The stories vary in subject and theme, giving excellent illustrations of the differences between Eastern and Western culture, thought and ideals.

Drinking, Smoking, and Screwing – Review

March 1, 1995

It’s probably best to notice that the selections offered are those of the most basic type. Bukowski’s piece is from Women, and Miller’s from Tropic of Cancer.

The Black Box – Review

March 1, 1995

You won’t find a better representation of Wax Trax! than Revolting Cocks’ “Attack Ships on Fire,” with Ministry and Front 242 on stage with Trent Reznor.

Big Lick – Review

March 1, 1995

Six songs of Bosstones-ish ska with heavy guitars. I don’t hate this guy’s voice, though. Layers of sax and horns amounting to gobs of fun energy.

Wet Shorts: The Best of Liquid Television – Review

March 1, 1995

Today, the only thing about MTV possessing any enduring value is Liquid Television, their show of adult cartoon shorts. Yet this compilation falls short.

Big Audio – Higher Power – Review

March 1, 1995

Whatever they’re called, they’ve still got the Mick Jones sound from past discs: Clever, amusing, a melange of aural stimuli.

Shallow Grave – Review

March 1, 1995

Shallow Grave’s not-so-subtle shifts accelerate the film into a careening series of mind-bending hair-pin plot twists and turns.

Better Than Ezra – Deluxe – Review

March 1, 1995

This Louisiana trio is best described as “Toad the Wet Sprocket and the Gin Blossoms co-headline for a Muzak benefit.” Deluxe is as sappy as sappy gets.

MTV Year in Rock 1994 – Review

March 1, 1995

The best and worst of 1994, distilled down to only the bare essentials, and delivered as only Kurt Loder and Tabitha Soren could.