April 1996 – Page 10 – Lollipop Magazine

Mallrats – Review

April 1, 1996

These are not “slacker” movies, they’re “My-life-sucks-and-I’m-in-a-rut” movies. Maybe that’s why I relate.

Ghost in the Shell – Review

April 1, 1996

A film that is as literate, gripping and thought-provoking as great science fiction movies like Blade Runner or 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Andy Warhol’s Flesh – Review

April 1, 1996

Flesh, the first of a trilogy that included Trash and Heat (1969 and 1970 respectively), is likely the best-known (and most enjoyable, continuity-wise).

Down By Law – All Scratched Up! – Review

April 1, 1996

Dave Smalley has been setting the standard for sensitive rock/punk/pop/hardcore for a dozen years, and this new record just pushes the genre even further.

Don Fleming – Because Tomorrow Never Comes – Review

April 1, 1996

Don Fleming takes ideas from other people, without giving them credit, and doesn’t pull it off nearly as well.

The Culture Bunker – Fiction

April 1, 1996

The cellblock was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The warden swung around angrily. “Awright, who dropped that pin? Somebody spoiling to be expurgated?”

Divine Sin – Winterland – Review

April 1, 1996

The depths of the Swedish woods produce a thrashy powermetal band with both Nordic tribal influences and deathy growls.

dis- – The Historically Troubled Third Album – Review

April 1, 1996

These guys peel all the listener-friendly artifice off rock in search of the kind of purity that repels major label A&R reps. No wonder Albini likes ’em.

Iron Maiden – with Fear Factory at Avalon – Review

April 1, 1996

At first listen, Blaze’s vocals sounded like Bruce’s, although some people would beg to differ. Maiden played a good cross-section of their songs.

Dessau – Details Sketchy – Review

April 1, 1996

The days of raging against the pretty hate machine are obviously over – the works are now well-lubed and run on autopilot.