Lollipop Magazine

Special Head – “Mental Dam” / “Hag” – Review

June 1, 1995

Special Head have the disgruntled, butch-but-attractive tough chick-metal attitude of L7. They wear it well.

Swinging Steaks – Suicide at the Wishing Well – Review

June 1, 1995

Long necks on a sawdust floor, pedal steel guitars, jump up and dance to the upbeat rhythms of country rock.

Sweetie Bomb – Review

June 1, 1995

Forgettable alterna-pop, with no twist whatsoever. Volume changes and a few good screams.

Sparklehorse – “Spirit Ditch” – Review

June 1, 1995

Sounds to me like Galaxie 500 at their quietest with Damon singing. For subdued, glistening brilliance, you can’t get much better than this.

Sons of John Glenn – “Smiley” – Review

June 1, 1995

Power pop. Catchy and fun in a non-descript way. They’re fun when the song’s not radio friendly.

Supergrass – I Should Coco – Review

June 1, 1995

British power pop punk “oh-ahs” and quotable catch phrases abound. So catchy it’s kitchy. That surf-style keyboard is so playpen fun it’s driving me bonkers.

Smooth Bamboo – Review

June 1, 1995

More power pop from MA. Doesn’t offend my sensibilities, I could listen to this in my car, if my dashboard had a turntable.

Stuntman – “Robert Marshall Long” / “Car Crash” – Review

June 1, 1995

Ex-members of Seattle’s Treepeople. Their appeal is similar to that of the Archers of Loaf for command over quirky indie noise meets pop punk.

Slump – Review

June 1, 1995

Alright, let’s rock! Catchy choruses, and good grooves, I hope I can catch them live with a six pack.

Stiffs, Inc. – Nix Nought Nothing – Review

June 1, 1995

Some very up-tempo pop punk. It’s catchy. I don’t want to think that it’s a recording for people who dig Green Day, but it’s kinda hard not to.