Lollipop Magazine

The Allstonians – with The Loins, Steady Earnest, Bim Skala Bim at The Glenifit at The Phoenix Landing – Review

November 1, 1996

The Allstonians, hot out of the studio from recording their second album, Allston Beat (Moon), opened with their new title track.

Bored Generation – Review

November 1, 1996

The faves of surfers, skaters and snowboarders on an enhanced CD. Some unreleased tracks. And the interactive part of the disc is actually (gasp!) interactive.

Zeke – Chiva Knieval – Review

November 1, 1996

Good punk rock guitar screech, scum rock vocals with melody, elements of AC/DC and New Bomb Turks. Fast, energetic, to-the-point, cool.

Viola Peacock – The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter – Review

November 1, 1996

More low-key dream Pop from Bedazzled. The more I listen to this stuff, the better it sounds.

The Loins – with Steady Earnest, The Allstonians, Bim Skala Bim at The Glenifit at The Phoenix Landing – Review

November 1, 1996

They mixed up some cocktail tunes with a psychedelic guitar groove, poured velvety vocals over upright bass, adding a dash of David Byrne experimentation.

Vic Firecracker Trio – Orbit / Vic Firecracker Trio split – Review

November 1, 1996

ic Firecracker Trio just sound like shit, on this recording at least. For some reason it makes me think of a garbled Sunny Day Real Estate.

Vidna Obmana – The River Of Appearance – Review

November 1, 1996

A beautiful ambient album, succinct, smooth, and soothing. Slow strings and piano, and gentle and sparse repeating lines.

Curdled – Review

November 1, 1996

The death-obsessed taxi driver from Pulp Fiction who grilled Bruce Willis about how it feels to kill a man, actress Angela Jones, was drafted for that role.

Trunk Foundation – Young Cherry Tree – Review

November 1, 1996

Vomit-inducing shy-boy vocals, the tinkly twang of slow verses that predictably give way to half-heartedly heavy, uncatchy choruses.

Michael Collins – Review

November 1, 1996

Momentary glimpses of Irish history and a timeline of Collins’s life just aren’t enough to crack open his world, which was pretty damn revolutionary.