April, 1996 | Lollipop Magazine

Fear Factory – Demanufacture – Interview

April 1, 1996

An interview with vocalist Burton C. Bell

Orgy of the Dead (Soundtrack) – Review

April 1, 1996

Orgy of the Dead, written by Ed Wood, based on his novel. Thanks to Shimmy-Disc’s Kramer, we now have a soundtrack album to commemorate this work of high art.

Fan Attic Tapes – Ron Lacer – Interview

April 1, 1996

An interview with Ron Lacer

Pain Teens – Beast of Dreams – Review

April 1, 1996

They’ve been known to alternate between painting loud landscapes of trancial terror and seducing with slippery songs of dark sexuality.

Mason Dixon Mayhem – Review

April 1, 1996

It’s good we have hardcore, because it’s the perfect release for youngsters who, otherwise, would be robbing 7-11s and driving their cars into telephone poles.

Overcome – Blessed Are The Persecuted – Review

April 1, 1996

Hailing from Arizona, these Christian lads put the positivity and fellowship back into hardcore. Their topics deal with pain, lies, sexism, and similar themes.

EyeHateGod – Dopesick – Interview

April 1, 1996

An interview with guitarist Brian Patton

Live at the Bottom of the Hill – Review

April 1, 1996

A live show at The Bottom of the Hill club in San Francisco featuring The Nukes, Jack Killed Jill, Social Unrest, and Swinging Utters was recorded.

Only Living Witness – “Freaklaw” – Review

April 1, 1996

Their last single before calling it quits. Although they’re lumped into the hardcore community, they remind me more of Blue Cheer and Motörhead’s slower stuff.

1996 Part One – Review

April 1, 1996

Rollins’ label pays tribute to a long tradition of underground poetic intelligentsia who express their vision through rock ‘n’ roll, free jazz, and spoken-word.