Lollipop Magazine

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb – Review

November 1, 1996

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is a phenomenal and unsettling animated movie. Unlike the fairy tale, this sixty-minute film is hardly for children.

Guttervision – Review

November 1, 1996

As Frank puts it, “The truly creative people aren’t making $150,000 a year at NBC; they’re the renegades with $100 in their pocket and an idea.”

Bounty Dog – Review

November 1, 1996

With a video industry rife with stories about mechanized warriors, robots, and monsters, Bounty Dog stands out with a peculiar plot and excellent animation.

Devo – Adventures of the Smart Patrol – Review

November 1, 1996

What I expected was grown men doing bad imitations of R2D2. What I got was the racy garage-punk/surf: All toms, treble, and Morphine-esque atmosphere.

Furious George – Goes Ape! – Review

November 1, 1996

Simple, fast, fun, Ramones-esque punk rock. Three songs, one of which has five sentences (screamed by a chorus of kids), and another has but two.

Dalis Car – The Waking Hour – Review

November 1, 1996

They lasted for only one album, but Peter Murphy’s deep baritone and Mick Karn’s fretless bass punctuations and sensual electronics fit rather nicely.

Creedle – When The Wind Blows – Review

November 1, 1996

Once again, Creedle prove themselves to be one of the mysterious algebraic variables of indie rock, the ever-changing x factor in a sea of equatic simplicity.

Couch – This Lifes EP – Review

November 1, 1996

Throwaway indie pop with elements of post punk and post hardcore. Like an adolescent diary (or ‘zine) entry that rambles pointlessly about a humdrum life.

Chixdiggit – Review

November 1, 1996

Chixdiggit released a single on British Columbia’s Lance Rock label called “The Best Hung Carrot In The Fridge” before signing on with Sub Pop.

Chin Strap – Strapped for Time – Review

November 1, 1996

With Strapped for Time, Chin Strap has amassed a collection of lighthearted, party-band, don’t take-life-too-seriously tunes for your sonic scrutiny.