June 1995 – Page 13 – Lollipop Magazine

Crash Worship – with Quintron at the Rat – Review

June 1, 1995

Fireworks. Detuned bass. Distorted, violent synth noise. Every song lasts for 20 minutes, building to an orgasmic conclusion, and you wish they lasted longer.

Engine 88 – Clean Your Room – Review

June 1, 1995

One second it’s punky, driving pop, the next it’s noisy pop with dark lyrics, then jangly pop with insightfully inane lyrics. Everything they do, they do well.

Eden – Fire & Rain – Review

June 1, 1995

Eden is as subtle as soft rain, with Sean Bowlfy’s rich voice buffeting your face with gentle winds of vocals. Sensuous and regal.

Butt Trumpet – with The Smears, The Meatmen, Sam Black Church at Avalon – Review

June 1, 1995

I headed backstage to party with the bands and to get free beer. While up there, I saw most of Butt Trumpet’s set from above. They did put on a great show.

Dystopia1 – Go to Hell – Review

June 1, 1995

Oh disc. Oh spinning disc. I look at you and wonder why, why do you pollute my room with such shit?

Drugstore – Review

June 1, 1995

England’s answer to Belly, except this threesome begins every song with the same slow somberness as its predecessor.

Drop City – A Revolution of Purely Private Expectations – Review

June 1, 1995

Beautiful guitar overlays, and the lyrics are clever even if the vocals are blandly catchy. During the stranger tracks, we glimpse their creativity.

Dog Faced Hermans – Bump & Swing – Review

June 1, 1995

With thundering bass, jazzy rhythms, blaring horns, and Björk-like vocals, Dog Faced Hermans have moved to the forefront of avant-garde political punk rock.

Die Toten Hosen – Love, Peace and Money – Review

June 1, 1995

This release is infectious, well-written and catchy as shit. It’s got the production quality of say, the Shocker soundtrack.

Die Krupps – Rings of Steel – Review

June 1, 1995

Maybe Die Krupps’ vision is still pertinent in 1995 because some of the tracks have the magic. Most don’t ,and should have been admired as stepping stones.