Lollipop Magazine

I.C.U. – O No No O Zone – Review

February 1, 1996

The Happiest Guys in the World – The Ultimate Sing-Along Experience – Review

February 1, 1996

Happy sing-a-long music perfect for preschoolers or that motivational someone. Lyrics like “Come on, we can do it!” Now is the time, let’s do some good.”

Home 33 – Jody’s Coterie – Review

February 1, 1996

These guys rock, groove, and slam with their own style and innovations. Sort of like Orange 9mm on acid, with the result being definitely hard at its core.

The Dandy Warhols – Little Drummer Boy – Review

February 1, 1996

Psychedelic pop’s best kept secret. Their Little Drummer Boy captures the artificial joy and naive charm that makes Christmas time so bizarrely entertaining.

Hi-Standard – California Dreaming – Review

February 1, 1996

If NOFX was from Japan, this is how they’d sound. But what band on Fat Wreck Chords doesn’t resonate NOFX? Hi-Standard is more Beach Boys influenced.

The Amps – Pacer – Review

February 1, 1996

A side project for Breeders Kim Deal and Jim MacPherson, The Amps are a charming blend of Deal’s sweet-girl vocals on top of drunken garage band vigor.

Happy The Clown – Larvae – Review

February 1, 1996

This is not happy music. It’s fuzzy bass, pseudo-psychedelic distortion and slow industrial sludge. Rough, strange and beautiful, but monotonous.

Texas Is The Reason – Review

February 1, 1996

Nothing wrong with the playing or the production on these tracks. Most of it’s pretty good, but I’m still not coming up with much to say about it, good or bad.

Greenella – “Short Fuse” – Review

February 1, 1996

Side two is a balls-to-the-wall post-punk rocker whose balls actually remain at least six inches from said wall the whole time.

Surf Maggots – Are You There God, It’s Me Maggot – Review

February 1, 1996

In addition to their own rough boy style, they add female voice. She screeches and spits, and lends her talents to some of the better tracks here.