1996 – Page 42 – Lollipop Magazine

September 1, 1996

Releases like Bubblegum Dreams that have earned the Queers the privilege of recording an inordinate number of Beach Boys cover tunes.

September 1, 1996

Velvet Underground meets Spacemen 3, give both of them some Prozac, and tell them to play pop.

September 1, 1996

A solid potion of powerpop, raw chords, and pure attitude, complete with the eloquence to sing their point, and with enough hooks to make you listen.

September 1, 1996

Joykiller (fronted by Jack Grisham, formerly of T.S.O.L) plays infectious, melodic punk rock, and it’s pretty darn good stuff. With keyboards.

September 1, 1996

An interview with “Weird Al”

September 1, 1996

Slower tempo Screeching Weasel-type sound (sorry, inevitable comparison), though the singer sure, uh… enunciates better than Ben Weasel ever could.

September 1, 1996

An interview with Dave “River” Conley, Scott “Jake” Jacobsen, Billy “Fever” Hinkley, and Brian “Ooze” Hinkley

September 1, 1996

An interview with vocalist Dave Quackenbush and bassist Joe Escalante

September 1, 1996

An interview with guitarist Dan Lukacinsky

September 1, 1996

Slick inside, chicken ride, all aside, I’m not sure what to think, save that it’s like being at a Hovercraft show without the movie.