1996 – Page 52 – Lollipop Magazine

Graphic Traffic – Less Talk, More Comics – Column

September 1, 1996

Everything that was good about the really old Fantastic Four comics and Godzilla movies is in this book.

Liquor Lecture – Old Wives Tales: Part One – Column

September 1, 1996

Beer before Liquor, never sicker. Liquor before Beer, never fear. Now the question I had was, Is this true or does it just rhyme? Let the research begin.

Greetings from Planet Girl – at the Charlestown Working Theatre – Review

September 1, 1996

The raucous and randy conclusion, “Bite This,” was a chorus-line set to Calypso music, with costumes graphically depicting the “devouring woman” archetype.

Sex Pistols – with Gravity Kills at Great Woods – Review

September 1, 1996

They may be old has-beens, they may have only done it for the money, but it’s those guys playing those songs, every one a classic and not a speck of filler.

One Of Us – with Holy Cow, The Moors at The Middle East Cafe – Review

September 1, 1996

Signature bass drum rack booming, bass pumping, and John’s deep voice coming through strong and bold. He was as charismatic as ever, drawing all eyes to him.

Omatic – with Ten O’Clock Scholar at The Middle East Cafe – Review

September 1, 1996

Straight-forward, great sound, no songs longer that a minute and a half, and stick-it-in-your-ear-and-jam-it-crunchy layered guitars.

Dead Can Dance – at Harborlights – Review

September 1, 1996

They had a wonderful mix of old and new material, and always the percussion. Five drummers across the stage, mixing a stew of rhythm.

Ska: The Third Wave: Volume 2 – Review

August 1, 1996

Some established ska acts like Mephiskapheles and Ruder Than You, as well as some newer bands such as Less Than Jake (my favorite), and Mock Turtle Soup.

MTV Buzz Bin – Review

August 1, 1996

What MTV Buzz Bin is is a concise overview of post-Nirvana mainstream culture, stuff many of us have come to “love to hate” or hate ourselves for loving.

Living In Fear – Review

August 1, 1996

20 tracks from the likes of The Queers, Capitalist Casualties, The Freeze, New Bomb Turks, 88 Fingers Louie, Naked Aggression, Rhythm Collision, etc.