Lollipop Magazine

Fig Dish – That’s What Love Songs Often Do – Review

July 1, 1995

Teeming with anger, the opening tracks, “Bury Me,” “Weak and Mean,” and “Seeds,” snap at your ears from the moment you hit play.

Popa Chubby – Booty and the Beast – Review

July 1, 1995

The New York-based Chubby played with punk god Richard Hell at one time, where he picked up some punk intensity to add to his spirited blues style.

Mad – Reject – Review

July 1, 1995

Great sonic landscape intro. Goes on to a fetching, hypnotizing alterna-rock tune that tosses you around enough to keep your interest.

Excuse 17 – Such Friends are Dangerous – Review

July 1, 1995

Snarly, cranky, stripped-down sound with high energy and clattering intensity, although a couple of the pieces seem slightly scruffy and aimless.

P.O.L. – Parade of Losers – Review

July 1, 1995

They play balls-out junk rock with Giant production and language to get the P.M.R.C.’s panties in a bunch.

Everyone – 4 Slices – Review

July 1, 1995

Perfect for those who want to be hip without offending their parents.

Peligro – Review

July 1, 1995

Punk with lots of high end. Best songs are “Beloved Infidels,” “Black Bean Chili Thing,” and a cover of Roger Miller’s “King of the Road.” Let that sink in.

Evelyn Swoons – Go Baby Go – Review

July 1, 1995

We didn’t get to hear my fave off of their CD, Go Baby Go, “Michelle” (chugging metal guitars under irregular, but hard hitting vocal melodies).

Paw – Death To Traitors – Review

July 1, 1995

Full of delicious melodic distortion, but it never seems to really take off. Paw owes a great nod to mid-late ’80s rock. Paw can do better than this, and has.

Elixir – Elixir / Curious Ritual split – “Big Trash Princess” / “Rev” – Review

July 1, 1995

Elixir sounded pretty much the same as Curious Ritual, except with a male singer and better production (via Kramer). Thank God for reverb.