Lollipop Magazine

Blanks 77 – Killer Blanks – Review

December 1, 1996

Unabashed retro punk, a mixture of the “spirit of ’77,” along with the infectious UK and oi-inspired sounds of Cockney Rejects, Blitz, and GBH.

Sound Gallery – Vol. 2 – Review

December 1, 1996

So much Bachelor Pad music, so little space! Where to begin our journey into the depths of the ’50s and ’60s big band/lounge act?

Black Tape for a Blue Girl – Remnants of a Deeper Purity – Review

December 1, 1996

Even with Lucian Casselman’s soaring soprano voice, Remnants of a Deeper Purity is hardly to be considered “Ethereal Goth.” The music is far too grounded.

Universal Order Of Armageddon – UOA – Review

December 1, 1996

A compilation of 7″s and 12″s. The result is an encapsulated look at a band that lived an hour away from Nation of Ulysses, Rites Of Spring, and Fugazi.

Sound Waves – Vol. 6 #12 – Review

December 1, 1996

If you think your hometown’s scene is the most dismal on the planet, try reading Sound Waves. And I stress the word try.

Trust Obey – Hands of Ash – Review

December 1, 1996

The music reminds me of RevCo without the sense of humor or Iron Butterfly’s “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida,” only more annoying.

Magnet – #25 – Review

December 1, 1996

What makes Magnet stick is their chosen field of coverage, which honestly lives up to its tag line: “Real Music Alternatives.”

Thumbnail – Review

December 1, 1996

A few beats too many, making them stagger like a guy wearing two different shoes, and the guitars play notes that sound uncomfortable next to each other.

The Vandals – Oi to the World! – Review

December 1, 1996

It begins with gunfire and ends with a suicide, as all quality Christmas albums should.

Fourball – #3 – Review

December 1, 1996

Points for being a bona-fide ‘zine (the type is tiny, the layout ugly, the resolution of photos poor, the “writing” I’m-so-cool-I-don’t-like-anything).