1996 – Page 60 – Lollipop Magazine

Cocktail Companion – Review

August 1, 1996

This compilation is dangerous. The label’s heavy hitters explain it all in simple terms: Here’s what we like to drink, and this is how we like to drink it.

Biohazard – with DFL, Hatebreed at El’n’Gee Club – Review

August 1, 1996

This is my fourteenth or so Biohazard show, and it won’t be my last.

Bubbahey Mud Truck – Review

August 1, 1996

With a southern twang jumping out at every turn, this CD is back-porch-with-a-crappy-brew music.

Arlan’s Army – Review

August 1, 1996

Arlan Helm is a photographer/mailman. He put together this compilation of punk and bar bands, most of whom are female-led or all female, from his hometown.

Extra Fancy – Sinnerman – Review

August 1, 1996

Extra Fancy falls into the new category, “gay-runge” (I coined it myself). The only problem is, the music itself sucks.

Welcome to the Dollhouse – Review

August 1, 1996

While most teen flicks set us up to cheer when the underdog fights back and wins, there are those who break down, and Solondz pulls no punches on that score.

Trainspotting – Review

August 1, 1996

Irvine Welsh’s ambivalent tale of heroin addiction amid the self-contained projects of east Edinburgh provides a lust for life no summer blockbuster can muster.

The King of Comedy – Review

August 1, 1996

Rupert Pupkin is a lonely would-be stand-up comic, one of the millions in the Big Apple, who feeds off the fame of others and the bright lights that elude him.

The Cable Guy – Review

August 1, 1996

The Cable Guy is a fiercely crafted dark comedy, a nasty yank at the wires of our video-saturated culture and my favorite film of 1996 thus far.

Rockabilly Vampire: Burnin’ Love – Review

August 1, 1996

Eddie Vincent is restless, thirsty, and alone, only Eddie isn’t your typical fangster. He has the looks of a young Elvis and a heart of eternal gold.