Lollipop Magazine

Fleshtones – Laboratory of Sound – Review

September 1, 1995

Still sound like a one-band Nuggets compilation. No rock operas or introspective acoustic doodles, just fun, fun, fun ’til Daddy takes the Far-fisa away.

Feast or Famine – Review

September 1, 1995

Vocals are strong and expressive, the lyrics depict tales of heartache, blind drunk stumbling, and smoking cigarettes. The guitarist tosses in sweet soloing.

Fates Warning – Chasing Time – Review

September 1, 1995

A greatest hits compilation and three unreleased tracks, “At Fate’s Fingers,” “Circles,” and a remix of “We Only Say Goodbye.”

Thumper – No One Left The Disco Alive – Review

September 1, 1995

The crunch is heavy, the ska light, and the horn section cooks. Maybe I’m biased, being an Operation Ivy fan.

What I Did on My Summer Vacation – Fiction

September 1, 1995

Whoever had been talking to me had stopped. Only a cat sat beside me now. Maybe the cat had been talking to me. Maybe whoever had been talking to me had turned into a cat.

The Culture Bunker – Fiction

September 1, 1995

Our politically-astute production manager gave me two passes to Disgraceland, the home of Richard Milhouse Nixon, one of our nation’s 42 greatest presidents.

They Eat Their Young – Your Favorite Dress – Review

September 1, 1995

I loved the name, dug the pop rock with punchy vocals of the first song, and then they lost me.

The Wolfgang Press – Funky Little Dreams – Review

September 1, 1995

A very interesting mish-mosh. In one sense, it’s a Nick Cave-ish moodgroove, but in another way altogether, there’s techno dance music beneath it all.

Legalize Plot – Fiction

September 1, 1995

Molly Monica zipped up his black leather jacket and walked onto the stage. “I’m sorry I blew up the Moon,” he said. “I promise not to do it again.”

The Weaklings – Review

September 1, 1995

Shit sandwich.