1996 – Page 79 – Lollipop Magazine

Cheeseball – #3 – Review

June 1, 1996

This local Boston mag covers the swingin’ scene in and around town: that happening rockabilly, surfy, lounge thing.

Bif Naked – Review

June 1, 1996

The lyrics never waver from no-offense-but-here’s-the-storytelling. And the songs dare non-commercialism just as they sing tunefully, catchy, and blunt.

Avail – 4am Friday – Review

June 1, 1996

The music, a perfect fusion of up-beat punk and hardcore, just pleases the ears song after song.

Autechre – Tri Repetae – Review

June 1, 1996

Somewhere between techno, industrial, and dub is Autechre. Call them a heavier Kraftwerk, call them digitized Coil, you’ll be wrong. Call them original…

Amorphis – Elegy – Review

June 1, 1996

Its eleven songs venture into Middle Eastern parts and double harmony guitar/keyboard passages while developing a controlled, passionate sound.

Alex Chilton – 1970 – Review

June 1, 1996

Between fronting Memphis’ the Box Tops, and forming Big Star, Alex Chilton recorded a solo album in 1970 that got lost in the shuffle.

A.C. – 40 More Reasons To Hate Us – Review

June 1, 1996

What’s the difference between A.C. and a cat being thrown into a blender? There is none. They both sound like this: “RRAAHHHREEBLEEAAHHRREEHER!”

Suburban Voice – #38 – Review

May 1, 1996

One of the forerunners of punk ‘zines. The writing gets right to the point. There are no pretensions here. The coverage is open, non-judgmental.

Insight – #15 – Review

May 1, 1996

Rest assured, you’re bound to be offended by something in here. Insight is infantile, scatological, obnoxious, and endlessly contentious. I love it.

Victory Style – Review

May 1, 1996

The compilation includes standards from Earth Crisis and Snapcase, veterans Warzone and Cause For Alarm, and the newest Victory bands One Life Crew and Deadguy.