Lollipop Magazine

White Man’s Burden – Review

February 1, 1996

Steal every copy of this dung-disc that you can find and ritually burn them until no more exist. There’s no reason we have to put up with this shit.

Scorn – Gyral – Review

February 1, 1996

As would be expected, the beats are emphasized, and the bass EQ is brought down, down, into the subdued maelstrom of minimized audio loops and samples.

The Culture Bunker – Fiction

February 1, 1996

The Royal Shakespeare and Traveling Wet-Nurse Repertory Theatre has mounted a series of the Bard’s greatest works, subtly rewritten for the adult market.

Trancemode Express 101 – Review

February 1, 1996

The music commands my body like the ballerina in the music box. I am a slave to its whims. The beat is my lifeline.

Sacred Reich – Heal – Review

February 1, 1996

On Heal, Sacred Reich performs as expected: Slow, heavy chugging guitars offset by bursts of triplets on the kick drum and searing guitar solos strewn lavishly about.

Shake Well – Fiction

February 1, 1996

On a deserted sidewalk in mid-afternoon he had come across the twist-off top to a plastic bottle. Red lettering on bright yellow read “Shake Well.”

Respect – Despair – Review

February 1, 1996

Spooky, orchestral pipe organ sounds come together with roaring guitars, and the result is something unique and powerful. Beautifully bizarre.

The Beginning of the End Again – Review

February 1, 1996

Zowie! Fifteen bands, 15 tracks, from noisy pop to howling punk. The liner notes are so cool, it’s hard to say anything else about these songs.

Saddy Nite – Fiction

February 1, 1996

Saddy nite the rental people came and took away the television. Quentin sat in darkness for a while, frowning at the blank spot on the wall.

Replicants – Review

February 1, 1996

Replicants are part Tool, part Failure, and part Eye in Triangle. Their product is every great song you ever heard sent through the blender of time.