Lollipop Magazine

Sonic Dolls – Sonic Dolls / Boris the Sprinkler split – Review

November 1, 1996

Sonic Dolls play energetic, authentic ’77 buzzsaw punk, and are more than likely the new darlings of MaximumRockNRoll.

SNFU – FYULABA – Review

November 1, 1996

SNFU gets down to skankin’ business from the first note and never stops, not even for comic relief of a more obvious sort on a tune like “Dean Martian.”

Sewage – Hammerbrain / Sewage split – Review

November 1, 1996

Sewage play awful mid-tempo punk, an uninspired, unconscious parody of mid ’80s NYHC.

Saintchimaera – Tales of Juni – Review

November 1, 1996

Using an upright bass, which adds extra low end to the mix, lumbering along with the drums, grounding the lead instruments, as Daniel Liszt moans and chants.

Red Five – Flash – Review

November 1, 1996

Some would say that the foursome is just another Elastica/Veruca Salt wanna-be. But Flash also has the Breeders and the Pixies written all over it.

Peter Murphy – Should The World Fail To Fall Apart – Review

November 1, 1996

Like most of his former Haus-mates, Murphy’s solo work has met with almost universal critical derision.

Pet – Review

November 1, 1996

These are the type of Pets that you can’t control. They’re just haywire enough to trick you into believing that they aren’t.

Overwhelming Colorfast – Moonlight and Castanets – Review

November 1, 1996

All these groups sound like a buncha frat guys whose parties you’d go to for the chicks and the beer, but you wouldn’t cross the quad to see ‘em, y’know?

Out of Order – Eye Carumba – Review

November 1, 1996

There are a lot of ska-core bands out there, and Out of Order is one of the best. Some of the songs on Eye Caramba are straight-up ska, like “Retribution.”

Orbit – Orbit / Vic Firecracker Trio Split – Review

November 1, 1996

Orbit keep a good, traditional rock ‘n’ roll beat that’s the backbone of their sound. The vocals are reminiscent of the Pagans.