March 1996 – Page 12 – Lollipop Magazine

Blanks 77 – Speed 5″ – Review

March 1, 1996

Blanks 77 play in a style similar to older Peter and the Test Tube Babies, and add to the pogo-ability of the traditional form. Another worthy, overlooked band.

Skeleton of God – Urine Garden – Review

March 1, 1996

This is a great grindcore band for all the grind freaks out there. Varied vocal styles and superb double-bass drumming make these guys a standout.

Black Light Rainbow – Review

March 1, 1996

Where were you when I was driving down the coast at 3 AM, a mobile mass of coffee jitters and nicotine breath, chasing the burnt-out sunrise?

Seven Year Bitch – Gato Negro – Review

March 1, 1996

Their third release (first for Atlantic), and still as coarse and nasty as ever. Selene Vigil screeches like she’s just had a car door slammed on her hand.

Spectrum – #3 and #4 – Review

March 1, 1996

Spectrum covers heavy music, both national and New England-based. Most of the writers really know their subject. The comic, Spiked, by Paul Griffin, is great!

Semisonic – Great Divide – Review

March 1, 1996

Pure pop with slightly retro dynamics and chord progressions. Production gives Great Divide a sound that is not just full and lush, but almost lavish.

Rapid Fire – #13 – Review

March 1, 1996

Interviews with New Bomb Turks and Showcase Showdown, band photos and profiles, comics, poetry, letters, and reviews. Punk rock is alive and kicking!

Polyvinyl Press – #4 – Review

March 1, 1996

The black and white photos that accompany the live reviews are excellent considering this is a low budget xeroxed operation.

Ruby – Salt Peter – Review

March 1, 1996

Lesley Rankine’s back-of-the-throat purr/growl reminds one of Björk; while her swaying high-pitch feels like Portishead.

Pinch Point – #11 – Review

March 1, 1996

A cheapo operation that throws in Spy’s old celeb-bashing tendencies, Mad’s joyously juvenile japery, and the sick feeling in the gut of National Lampoon.