1996 – Page 90 – Lollipop Magazine

Times Square – Review

May 1, 1996

It hasn’t quite reached cult-level status, even with cool “new wave” bands such as XTC, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Ramones, and the Pretenders.

Mortiis – Emperor of a Dimension Unknown – Review

May 1, 1996

Looking for the perfect music to listen to while role-playing? If you are, Mortiis’ fourth album, regally entitled Emperor of a Dimension Unknown, is for you.

The Decline… of Western Civilization – Review

May 1, 1996

SoCal circa ’79 was a scene as vital in its way as London or the Bowery were a couple of years before, and Spheeris captures it all.

Mineral – The Power of Failing – Review

May 1, 1996

Mineral mines moody, earnest, accessible power pop territory and delivers it with passionate intensity.

Suburbia – Review

May 1, 1996

Spheeris proved her heavy mettle in the p-rock socio-exploitation genre. Imagine if Decline… had been all about Eugene, and you’ve pretty much got Suburbia.

Memento Mori – La Danse Macabre – Review

May 1, 1996

Imagine an Yngwie student chopping up those scales to a sterile progressive power metal wank littered with meaty guitar hooks and dickless warbling vocals.

Repo Man – Review

May 1, 1996

What makes Repo Man such an unbridled kick is its outsider’s view of America, and its dazzling display of verbal and visual gags, layered and stuffed.

Mauthmann – The Terror of Bojangles Maximus – Review

May 1, 1996

The concept is supplemented by serious no-frills garage pop/rock, managing to avoid any conceptual art-wank pretense through aggression and solid songwriting.

Malfunction – Fuse – Review

May 1, 1996

This is aggressive, defined power. A mix of Helmet and Tool, this band could go far. Only problem is that the songs all sound alike.

On the Waterfront – Review

May 1, 1996

I proclaimed this film my most beloved… and I it still is. This film is an encyclopedia of classic scenes and lines, and it’s just as beautiful to look at.