December, 1996 | Lollipop Magazine

Liquor Lecture – Rye – Column

December 1, 1996

Not nearly as sweet as Bourbon, not even close to as smooth as Scotch, Rye Whiskey is a “drinker’s drink.”

Cake – at the Orpheum – Review

December 1, 1996

Cake hop from the rockabilly stylings of “Stickshifts and Safetybelts” to the more driving rhythms/almost hip hop stylings of their hit, “The Distance.”

Face to Face – with Suicide Machines at The Paradise – Review

December 1, 1996

They interspersed new and old songs evenly. Much sweat, lovely harmonies, and powerful guitar-driven melodies capable of swooning even your dead grandmother.

Suicide Machines – with Face to Face at The Paradise – Review

December 1, 1996

For a good time, catch a Suicide Machines show ASAP. For a better time, wait a few years. They poured out a high energy rock show, five seconds at a time.

Type O Negative – at Avalon – Review

December 1, 1996

They ran through their Goth dirge classics in a blur of lights, smoke, and seductive vocals. Steele’s voice, while soothing and tranquil, was making me sleepy.

Romeo & Juliet – Review

December 1, 1996

By now, you’ve heard the howls from Shakespearean purists over Luhrmann’s attempt to make the most famous love story palatable for the Tarantino generation.

Prelude to a Lick – The Editor’s Rant – Column

December 1, 1996

What’s this got to do with Lollipop’s December issue? Nothing. There is no point, and that’s the way I like it.

Sarre-Chasm – Nowhere by Nothing ’96 – Column

December 1, 1996

The much-hyped and highly overrated North By Northwest Music and Media Conference blew into Portland this weekend. It wore out its welcome like a distant relative.