Lollipop Magazine

The Business – Death II Dance – Review

May 1, 1996

The first four tunes kick serious gluteus maximus. A bass-heavy, guitar-driven adrenaline rush.

Kustomized – At The Vanishing Point – Review

May 1, 1996

Where other bands mellow, ripen and rot with age, the thirtywhatevers of Boston’s finest keep getting harder, rougher, and snarlier with every release.

A Few of My Favorite Things – Three Books I’m Reading – Column

May 1, 1996

John Waters, Trash Trio – The scripts for three of Johnny’s finest: Pink Flamingos, Desperate Living, and (the sadly never produced) Flamingos Forever.

T.H.C. – Death By Design – Review

May 1, 1996

T.H.C. combine hard techno rhythms with electronic hip-hop beats.

The Musings of Dr. Panglossian – Fiction

May 1, 1996

Generally, people who try to convince you that you are the captain of your own destiny are interested in making you a crew member of theirs.

Kiss – MTV Unplugged – Review

May 1, 1996

KISS was one big cash-flow juggernaut. They staged bread-and-circus-style spectacles to bilk millions of suckers out of their allowances.

Liquor Lecture – Drinking Games – Column

May 1, 1996

My reply is simple but very direct. ‘Nah.’ Rule #17. Don’t play drinking games. They revolve around losing. You drink to win.

Lick Us Back! – Readers Response – Column

May 1, 1996

This chain letter was received at the office. We figured we’d go for a lotta luck by reprinting the letter thousands of times, rather than the recommended 20.

The Culture Bunker – Beer and Loafing on the Campaign Trail 1996 – Fiction

May 1, 1996

The directive arrived by Priority Male (a service made up of gay strippers): Pernod announced candidacy. Cover party. Bring back story and non-dairy creamer.

Rip the Net – Fiction

May 1, 1996

The Internet, for those of you unfamiliar with this wonder of modern technology, is very slow TV.