1996 – Page 20 – Lollipop Magazine

Johnny Violent – Shocker – Review

November 1, 1996

Well, Johnny Violent is back at it again, programming 200+ BPM songs about sex, violence, and… well, sex and violence mainly.

Johnny Cash – Unchained – Review

November 1, 1996

Look, Beck wrote a tune on Unchained, as did Chris Cornell. He’s lived harder and played faster than any other man around the joint. There is no substitute.

John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey – Dance Hall At Louse Point – Review

November 1, 1996

The twelve songs here give Harvey room to flaunt her dramatic range, from chanteuse to shrew, wet with passion to dry with ennui.

Jim’s Big Ego – Titanic – Review

November 1, 1996

Jim is notable for stitching great melodies to twilight-zone lyrics with She’s Dead,” “Someday Cafe (the dance mix),” and the hilarious “At the Funeral.”

Jeff Dahl – French Cough Syrup – Review

November 1, 1996

Still punk after all these years, Jeff Dahl cranks out the raw, NY glam punk trash he’s been pumping out for years. From Arizona no less.

Inner Thought – Perspectives – Review

November 1, 1996

Perspectives shape changes through death, doom, industrial, and thrash, using select devices of expression of each, and using them well.

Ignite – Ignite/ Good Riddance split – Review

November 1, 1996

Ignite play paint-by-numbers str8-core. What sets them apart is a drummer who can keep up and pull off time changes.

Home – Home X – Review

November 1, 1996

It shows anti-social tendencies and appears disconnected from its surroundings. However, considering the nature of its surroundings, this a good thing.

Handsome – “Waiting” – Review

November 1, 1996

The band members hardcore roots and experience are evident on this 7″. Do I even need to mention I liked their earlier bands better than this one?

Hammerbrain – Hammerbrain / Sewage split – Review

November 1, 1996

Hammerbrain’s track “Cheap,” recorded live at CBGB’s, combines appropriate amounts of rawness and melody, like Naked Raygun meets N.O.T.A.