Lollipop Magazine

Zumpano – Look What the Rookie Did – Review

June 1, 1996

Zumpano make no bones about what they’re doing, as they sound straight out of the time that brought us sing-along tunes by the Beatles and the Dave Clark 5.

Natural Born Techno 3 – Review

June 1, 1996

Natural Born Techno 3 is an example of what non-punter think of when s/he hears the word “techno,” i.e. press a button and let the machine do its thang.

Three Years and We Still Suck – part 3 of 3

June 1, 1996

Three Year Anniversary, Favorite Excerpts part 3 of 3, issues 20 thru 26.

Multiple Insertions (CD-ROM) – Review

June 1, 1996

Based on general workability, image quality, speed and creativity, Multiple Insertions is the best CD ROM I’ve ever worked with.

Ramona Silver – at CBGBs – Review

June 1, 1996

The energy coming off stage was intense for an early show. Her non-image quality combined with a girlish appearance made for an emphatic visual experience.

Industrial Fucking Strength – Review

June 1, 1996

Distorted kick-drums, hyper-charged breakbeats, aggressive samples and mega-fast tempos, it’s comparable to speed metal in its intensity, rage, and aggression.

Complications – Review

June 1, 1996

It’s rather strange when you get a compilation and it all sounds like the same band.

Axehandle Punk Compilation – Review

June 1, 1996

For their fourth release, Axhandle releases a broad-ranging compilation of punk from coast to coast and Canada.

Thee Speaking Canaries – Songs For the Terrestrially Challenged – Review

June 1, 1996

Eight-foot waves of guitar strings crash onto a beach of spontaneous drumbeats. Somewhere underwater is a guy singing like the vocalist for The Damned.

Tidal Waves – with Bald Guys, The Fliptones, Ray Corvair Trio at the Rat – Review

June 1, 1996

The night was billed as a “Groovy Surfabilly Schmooze Night,” therefore I proceeded to do just that.