Lollipop Magazine

Banana Split Infinitives – “Chakra Suck” / “Butterfield 8” – Review

November 1, 1996

A typical approach to their burst-bladder grindcore dirge-pop – Spectoresque production, fuzzed-out Mellotron, and Byrne Skarr gargling with sulfuric acid.

Stuck Mojo – Pigwalk – Interview

November 1, 1996

An interview with vocalist Bonz

Splashdown – Stars And Garters – Interview

November 1, 1996

An interview with Kasson Crooker, Melissa Kaplan, and Adam Buhler

Mike Leigh – An interview

November 1, 1996

Mike Leigh – An interview

Groovie Ghoulies – World Contact Day – Interview

November 1, 1996

An interview with vocalist/bassist Kepi

Godflesh – Songs of Love and Hate – Interview

November 1, 1996

An interview with Justin K. Broadrick

Firewater – Get Off The Cross… We Need The Wood For The Fire – Interview

November 1, 1996

An interview with Tod A.

Blue Meanies – Pave The World – Review

November 1, 1996

Their cover of Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” rips shit up, creatively blending ska and balls-to-the-wall thrash. Next is a Turtles cover, “Happy Together.”

Cine-Trash – St. Elmo’s Fire – Column

November 1, 1996

I were asked to choose the one film that best summed up the 1980s, I’d choose, not Wall Street nor Blue Velvet, but St. Elmo’s Fire.

Coroner’s Corner – Damn Fine Underoos – Column

November 1, 1996

Re-released to video are episodes of the classic Incredible Hulk and Spiderman live-action TV series. These shows are absolutely awesome in their ineptitude.

Blackout Rationalizations – Fiction

November 1, 1996

I often don’t remember the exact unmentionable of which I’m accused, but I base how much credibility I give the alleged incident on Is it in my character?

Bob Crane: Velvet Prisoner – Fiction

November 1, 1996

Bob Crane, star of the ’60s sitcom, Hogan’s Heroes, was found bludgeoned in a Phoenix, Arizona hotel room in 1978. The case has defied definitive solution.

Nicotine Achievers – Fiction

November 1, 1996

I’m not giving up my love affair with Lady Nicotine. We’re just heading out of Marlboro Country and, chomp chomp chomp, checking in to the ol’ Nicorette Motel.

Norman Rockwell vs Iggy Pop – Fiction

November 1, 1996

Like every Tuesday lunchbreak, I head to Harvard Square to check out the new releases at Newbury Comics and scan the English music papers at Out of Town News.

The Culture Bunker – If The Benefits, Wear It – Fiction

November 1, 1996

I was line-dancing to techno, starting a one-man mosh pit, doing the Bulgarian Hustle… I was out of control. Guys in Morrissey shirts beat the crap out of me.

The Third Eye – Aura – Column

November 1, 1996

I’m automatically jealous of anyone who can see auras. Hours of concentration gives me nothing but a throbbing headache.

Garbage Pail – Column

November 1, 1996

Try organizing the notes on un-numbered bar napkins you later used as a coaster, or typing reviews from a notebook you threw up on. Journalism is hard work.

Garbage Pail – Now Available at the Adult Video Store – Column

November 1, 1996

Now Available at the Adult Video Store: Schindler’s Fist. Reservoir Dongs. Trainsquatting.

Garbage Pail – Column

November 1, 1996

Persistence is futile.

Garbage Pail – Gloss-A-Rock – Column

November 1, 1996

Gloss-A-Rock: Smack-rock: see track-rock. Track-rock: see dead-rock. Dead-rock: see nothing anymore.

Graffic Traffic – Column

November 1, 1996

Years ago, the best of Marvel Comics’ stable left, disgruntled at creating characters and being stiffed on licensing money, to form Image Comics.

Trip Hop Acid Phunk – 3 – Review

November 1, 1996

Of the DJ Hardware mix CDs that have recently come out on Adrenalin, Trip Hop Acid Phunk 3 is the hottest.

Werks Like a 12” – Review

November 1, 1996

DJ Grumpy mixed this exemplary display of mostly American talent, culled from Astralwerks’ unique roster of electronic wizardry.

Liquor Lecture – Five Stages of Drinking – Column

November 1, 1996

Let’s be honest, if you’re 16 and you stay up all night, it’s like a victory, you’ve beaten the night, but if you’re 30, then that sun is God’s flashlight.

Suburban Voice 017 – Review

November 1, 1996

The best thing about Jon Cougar Concentration Camp is their name, since they play nondescript pop punk.