April 1996 – Page 9 – Lollipop Magazine

Snapdragon – Drinking Watermelon Sugar – Review

April 1, 1996

Tara VanDevender has a breathy, baby voice similar to Mary Lou Lord, but she’s got a band behind her that provides more than an excuse to put out a record.

Egypt – Hammer – Review

April 1, 1996

Yes, I’d like to order the Fishbone with a small side order Red Hot Chili Peppers. Would you make it exceedingly bland, please?

Slughog – Grit! – Review

April 1, 1996

Slughog’s Grit! thunders and rumbles along like some unholy juggernaut, like a shoggoth with a vengeance, like a 747 landing without wheels.

Unforgettable – Review

April 1, 1996

The acting is so overboard, with Ray and Linda on the run from the memory Feds. At this point, the movie just couldn’t muster enough sanity to be believable.

Sludgeworth – Losers of the Year – Review

April 1, 1996

After Screeching Weasel broke up for the first, not the last, time in ’89, Dan Vapid and Brian Vermin hooked up with three other guys to form Sludgeworth.

Taxi Driver – Review

April 1, 1996

For the last twenty years, Taxi Driver has stood on its own in some dark corner, beckoning for another film to stand up to it. It’s still waiting.

Sink – Review

April 1, 1996

This is funky, bare-bones pseudo-garage rock; the kind you used to hear your cool, chain-smoking, older brother play in the basement with his friends.

Nico Icon – Review

April 1, 1996

The German documentary film, Nico Icon, takes us into hotel rooms, Paris apartments, and the Warhol Factory of the ’60s.

Prelude to a Lick – The Editor’s Rant – Column

April 1, 1996

Revolution ceased to be the topic of coffee table discussion long ago in Alternatown. There’s no money in being a soothsayer for the obvious.

Mary Reilly – Review

April 1, 1996

Mary Reilly loses its grip on viewers within the first half hour. For all its dark lighting and gloomy atmosphere, real tension and fear are sorely lacking.