1996 – Page 31 – Lollipop Magazine

American Sensei – Engine 88 / American Sensei split – Review

October 1, 1996

“Man Club” is another alterna-rock, semi-not-punk sort of song, “Heater On” is yet another attempt to exhume the Pixies that ends up with a dessicated corpse.

Coroner’s Corner – Your Pussy Cat is a Fox – Column

October 1, 1996

The Island of Dr. Moreau is a modernized version of an already twice-told tale of genetic manipulation. Marlon Brando tackles the role with a strange gusto.

Heckle – AFI / Heckle split – Review

October 1, 1996

AFI sounds like No Use For a Name or Pennywise but with more ’80s hardcore bite.

Corn Syrup – Fiction

October 1, 1996

Corn Syrup is in EVERYTHING! It knows no political boundaries. It discriminates against no man, woman, or child, regardless of race, creed, or social mores.

Eat to the Beat – Fiction

October 1, 1996

There’s a shitload of loners, losers, perverts, and weirdos who need to know which music will spice up the idiosyncratic flavors of their particular sex lives.

8 Ball Shifter – Hanson – Review

October 1, 1996

It seethes with hellhound hiss and blood sickness, all in high-contrast black-and-white with sanguinary splashes that’d give Herschell Gordon Lewis pause.

Gone Truckin’ – Fiction

October 1, 1996

Senior citizens thought mobility would spice up their golden years, only to find a uniform republic where temperatures change but cultures never do.

22 Jacks – Uncle Bob – Review

October 1, 1996

With Steve Soto and Sandy Hansan of the Adolescents, Chris Shiflett of No Use For A Name, and Matt Riddle of Face to Face, one expects great things.

Pony – Fiction

October 1, 1996

We were facing the band and… I felt like… A million bucks… Fully charged on the ephedrine pony… Of sweet rock ‘n’ roll

President Strug – Fiction

October 1, 1996

With elections approaching, I’m reminded of Kerri Strug, the itsy-bitsy US gymnast who won hearts when she cracked her ankle, yet managed to smile though it.