1996 – Page 104 – Lollipop Magazine

Don Fleming – Because Tomorrow Never Comes – Review

April 1, 1996

Don Fleming takes ideas from other people, without giving them credit, and doesn’t pull it off nearly as well.

The Culture Bunker – Fiction

April 1, 1996

The cellblock was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The warden swung around angrily. “Awright, who dropped that pin? Somebody spoiling to be expurgated?”

Divine Sin – Winterland – Review

April 1, 1996

The depths of the Swedish woods produce a thrashy powermetal band with both Nordic tribal influences and deathy growls.

dis- – The Historically Troubled Third Album – Review

April 1, 1996

These guys peel all the listener-friendly artifice off rock in search of the kind of purity that repels major label A&R reps. No wonder Albini likes ’em.

Iron Maiden – with Fear Factory at Avalon – Review

April 1, 1996

At first listen, Blaze’s vocals sounded like Bruce’s, although some people would beg to differ. Maiden played a good cross-section of their songs.

Dessau – Details Sketchy – Review

April 1, 1996

The days of raging against the pretty hate machine are obviously over – the works are now well-lubed and run on autopilot.

Tailgating is Not a Family Value – Fiction

April 1, 1996

It was too hot… Even for a motorcycle… Too hot to think… Too hot to breathe…

Hitard the Fool – Fiction

April 1, 1996

She pulled at his ears. He pulled at her ass. She stepped back, staggering and gasping, not like one would expect from a Queen. She grabbed at the jug blissfully.

From Point A to Point A and Back Again – Fiction

April 1, 1996

There is no point. There are only an awful lot of tangents and a few inconsistent coincidences thrown in to keep us feeling off balance.

The Upper Crust – at The Rat – Review

April 1, 1996

With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the Duke and the Lord led the cavalry into another night of electric-laced glam pomp.