1996 – Page 66 – Lollipop Magazine

Thee Speaking Canaries – Songs For the Terrestrially Challenged – Review

June 1, 1996

Eight-foot waves of guitar strings crash onto a beach of spontaneous drumbeats. Somewhere underwater is a guy singing like the vocalist for The Damned.

Tidal Waves – with Bald Guys, The Fliptones, Ray Corvair Trio at the Rat – Review

June 1, 1996

The night was billed as a “Groovy Surfabilly Schmooze Night,” therefore I proceeded to do just that.

A Passion of Covers – Review

June 1, 1996

I’m surprised that it’s taken so long for like-minded gloom-mongers to pay homage to the Godfathers of Goth with a tribute album, but it’s here.

The Fliptones – with Bald Guys, Tidal Waves, the Ray Corvair Trio at the Rat – Review

June 1, 1996

I was shitfaced by the time The Fliptones left the beach-combed stage. I was on a Southern Comfort kick that night, and I just went with it.

Ambient Extractions – Vol. 2 – Review

June 1, 1996

Blissed-out soundscapes are offered by 4AD artists His Name Is Alive, Single Cell Orchestra, and C&S’s own Transambient Communications.

V.3 – Photograph Burns – Review

June 1, 1996

Liberal splashes of china white on art metal walls bleeding south into the singed edges of amber waves over fuzzy fields hiding silos and secret laboratories.

Three Years and We Still Suck – part 2 of 3

June 1, 1996

Three Year Anniversary, Favorite Excerpts part 2 of 3, issues 12 thru 19.

Tribe 8 – Snarkism – Review

June 1, 1996

Tribe 8 dish out a fun brand of raucous and rowdy punk, perfect for Saturday night bar room brawls at the Lesbo-Au-Go-Go.

Ray Corvair Trio – with Bald Guys, The Fliptones, and Tidal Waves at the Rat – Review

June 1, 1996

Around this time the Ray Corvair Trio was spyin’ it up in the wake of the Fliptones’ freak-scene beach party.

Torcher – Home – Review

June 1, 1996

My favorite track, “Weightless,” has a lazy, melancholy lullaby feel. This will appeal to fans of the Dirt Merchants, Eve’s Plum, or Mary’s Danish.