August 1996 – Page 4 – Lollipop Magazine

Nobodys – Short Songs For Short Attention Spans – Review

August 1, 1996

Rude, obnoxious, bare-bones song structure, vocalists that can’t really sing, and songs no longer than two minutes: Punk fuckin’ rock.

Murphy’s Law – Dedicated – Review

August 1, 1996

They’re still good at what they do best, playing fast, tight, concise punk songs splashed with humor.

Mind Science Of The Mind – Review

August 1, 1996

Part Shudder To Think, part Dambuilders, part Helium, all blowing your mind from here to kingdom come.

Mad Daddys – Get Yer Ta Ta’s Out – Review

August 1, 1996

The real thing. They live the lives that we so wish we could, all night honky-tonks from the Lower East Side to the backwards backwoods of the steaming South.

Loop Guru – Amarita…All These and the Japanese Soup Warriors – Review

August 1, 1996

While retaining dance floor sensibilities, Loop Guru reach into their bag of tricks and come out with… the Middle East, North Africa, India.

Land Of The Loops – Bundle Of Joy – Review

August 1, 1996

Entirely groove-oriented, lots of eclectic and campy samples (hence the name), and an extensively happy, bouncy feel.

His Name Is Alive – Stars on ESP – Review

August 1, 1996

Stars on ESP is a wonderfully tedious and stupidly illuminating package of Sweet ‘n’ Low girlie vocals and surfing Beatles playing Fisher-Price equipment.

Hector Zazou – Harold Budd – Glyph – Review

August 1, 1996

Glistens with the authenticity of completion. France’s Hector Zazou has collaborated with Dead Can Dance’s Brendan Perry, Björk, and Bel Canto.

Harold Budd – Hector Zazou – Glyph – Review

August 1, 1996

Glistens with the authenticity of completion. America’s Harold Budd is best known for his work with Brian Eno and XTC’s Andy Partridge.

H2O – Review

August 1, 1996

Melodic hardcore with a sound that is both early D.C. and N.Y.C. Not a pale imitation, mind you, H2O actually do justice to this period.