Lollipop Magazine

Brutal Juice – “All American City” – Review

September 1, 1996

Slippery and twisted psych pop with sardonic overtones. Brutal Juice create anthems that no one “in his right mind” would want to sing along to.

Boy In Love – Review

September 1, 1996

“Two members of Sockeye, a member of Porn King, and the world’s greatest vocalist” (this gleaned from the scrap of paper that serves as a press kit).

Blood Duster – Yeest – Review

September 1, 1996

A gloriously disgusting disc filled with fist-fucking, puke, stinky pussy, and raping the young, the old, and assorted barnyard animals.

Black Rose Garden – Review

September 1, 1996

Based out of Worcester, MA, this six-piece alterna-tribal orchestra is a fine-tuned unit that creates colorful, majestic compositions.

Zoom – #6 – Review

September 1, 1996

Calling yourself a “Beer and Music Magazine” lends itself to speculation. Will it be reviews while drunk? Covering only bands that write songs about drinking?

The Requiem – #6 – Review

September 1, 1996

Blending industry gossip and historical perspective, the interviewers create a unified story of each band featured. The Requiem looks better with each issue.

The Dark Stuff – Selected Writings on Rock Music 1972-1995 – Review

September 1, 1996

Nick Kent is the closest the UK ever came to producing a Lester Bangs.

Science Geek – #3 – Review

September 1, 1996

The ‘zine for people who dig the educational circuit. Comics, freak lists, love letters, telegrams, mispronounced words… A ‘zine for the perpetually curious.

POPsmear – #8 – Review

September 1, 1996

James and the gang have balls to put out a ‘zine of gossip, nasty letters, bizarre facts, and shit you don’t really need to know, but make life less mundane.

Lo-Fi Entertainment – #1 – Review

September 1, 1996

My boy Lee is back at it, always hard at work taking the rockabilly scene to new and greater heights, and branching out, this time with a freshly minted ‘zine.