1996 – Page 101 – Lollipop Magazine

Harvey Milk – My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment… – Review

April 1, 1996

Staggering, plodding, delicate, discreet, ass-kicking. I like bands named after assassinated homosexual politicians that sound like Brian Eno meets Melvins.

Suicide – Suicide/Alan Vega Anthology – Review

April 1, 1996

Suicide/Alan Vega Anthology, is an overview of the New York punk/performance art iconoclast’s work from 1977 to the present.

What Goes Pop in The Night – Fiction

April 1, 1996

People piss me off. I think there’re too many of them. I’d like to pop a few, but I won’t. I don’t know why I won’t. Probably ’cause I ain’t got the nerve.

Suffer – Tails You Lose – Review

April 1, 1996

Rob Nicholson and Todd Allen regroup after quitting Drown to form a trudging guitar stompfest called Suffer. Sounds kinda like Clutch.

Hammell On Trial – Big As Life – Review

April 1, 1996

In-your-face aggressive. He plays the guitar fast and furious. If he were electric, he’d be lethal. He makes me wonder how many strings he goes through.

Strife – “Grey” – Review

April 1, 1996

Straight-edge hardcore played balls-out with no annoying attempt at being musically “progressive.” There’s also no melody and no slow mosh parts.

Tomorrow Never Cares – An Exclusive interview with John Lennon – Fiction

April 1, 1996

The press was calling him “the new Lennon” and all that. I told him, “You got it all wrong, Kurty-boy, someone has to shoot YOU.” We had a giggle over that one.

H2O – Seveninch – Review

April 1, 1996

Solid, melodic hardcore, like a sped up Marginal Man. They gain points by flogging a seemingly dead horse until it hobbles onto all fours and starts galloping.

Static 13 – Review

April 1, 1996

Vocalist Ari David sings with the powerful passion of one who is heavy of heart. Loud, but sincere, Static 13 aren’t just random noise.

Goldfinger – Review

April 1, 1996

Monk ran home with his new punk rock CD. He ripped the cellophane off with his teeth. He threw it in and immediately began jumping around the room like a fool.