Lollipop Magazine

Illyah Kuryakhin – Count No Count – Review

June 1, 1996

A meticulously involved jigsaw that confuses the intellect. After having solved this jigsaw, will I be left with a keener understanding of something important?

Iceburn – Meditavolutions – Review

June 1, 1996

Post-Punk Art-Core bordering on high pretension. Long instrumental tracks slow to evolve into songs and even slower to engage interest.

Hogscraper – Review

June 1, 1996

Hillbilly Satanic Death music. Whassamatter boy, didn’t ya hear me right? I said, it’s Hogscraper. Yup. Banjo, washtub bass, drums, and the Dark Lord hisself.

Guttermouth – Teri Yakimoto – Review

June 1, 1996

If I wanted social/political commentary, I’d watch pretentious panel discussions, out-shout-your-opponent talk shows, or listen to hardcore. Guttermouth rocks.

Gone – Best Left Unsaid – Review

June 1, 1996

Gone is easy listening music for people who use a jackhammer all day.

Glazed Baby – Atomic Communists – Review

June 1, 1996

Air-raid sirens peal, the sky goes pink(o) with lividity, and these Bolsheviks of brutality stomp out crazed Red Square dances on the steps of the Atomic Café.

Gasoline – Driven – Review

June 1, 1996

Their most obvious touchstone is the chattering punk haikus of the late, great Minutemen, and the poisoned surf guitar may bring back memories of Dead Kennedys.

Furry Things – The Big Saturday Illusion – Review

June 1, 1996

Sweetness frosted with fuzz ‘n’ phase, multi-guitar pileups on top of blissed-out melodies, like an analogue to My Bloody Valentine’s gold-leaf glide-pop.

Freak Magnet – Freak Magnet / Buddha Knievil split – Review

June 1, 1996

“Looks Familiar” sounds like a garage punk version of White Zombie, minus the industrial element, but heavy on the chainsaw buzz guitar.

Flu Thirteen – “Edgar’s Airwaves” – Review

June 1, 1996

Meaty lo-fi punk. Screeching, scratchy vocals; thick and onerous rhythmic bass lines; lots of heavy guitar distortion and crashing percussion punctuate Side A.