Lollipop Magazine

Otis – Review

July 1, 1995

Chunky and full of rich guitar solos, Otis satisfies. Singer Kev O. Matic has been studying his Cobain with good results.

Eleven – Thunk – Review

July 1, 1995

Jack Irons (ex-Chili Peppers) & Matt Cameron (Soundgardern) are the bedrock for Johannes’ chord-throttling and Natasha Schneider’s spooky white-soul-mama voice.

Nothing Rhymes with Orange – Review

July 1, 1995

Charming garage sound with sweet/bitchy vocals, filled with humor. Tempos vary greatly, I’m reminded of Bong Water.

Stephanie Sayers – at T.T. the Bear’s – Review

July 1, 1995

Stephanie Sayers does her thing with a pedal steel guitar player, a cellist, and no bass. At first, this lack of low end tones struck my ear as a little weird.

Nero Circus – Human Pigs – Review

July 1, 1995

Gruff vocals, choppy timing, harmonized choruses, and riffs to satiate the guitar-hungry metal masses.

Squirrel Nut Zippers – at The Middle East Cafe – Review

July 1, 1995

Grabbing my girl by the hand, we spun and twirled, jitterbugging, doing the Charleston, Lindy, and the Two-Step. We were the only ones. Uneducated cretins.

Eisenvator – III – Review

July 1, 1995

Drop-tuned guitars, growled vocals, ten parts to every song, all of them unrelentingly brutal.

Naked Savior – Review

July 1, 1995

Punk rock that’ll slam you off your feet and eat your liver for dinner. Powerful guitar riffs and excellent production.

Emergency Broadcast Network – Telecommunication Breakdown – Review

July 1, 1995

A multimedia exploration into sound bites, EBN’s Telecommunication Breakdown is a frontal assault to the visual cortex as well as the ears.

Naked Lunch Box – Review

July 1, 1995

I wanted to like them because of the name. It’s non-aggressive, bland, “nice”… It doesn’t work for me.