Lollipop Magazine

End-of-year List – Column

December 1, 1996

I shall make a list of 25 records spanning the history of rock music that, without which, I would shortly be found naked, curled into a fetal position.

My Top Ten List – Column

December 1, 1996

Steel Miners – All Hopped Up: Six scuzzy nuggets that fly by in two minute garage bursts. It’s coarse, crude, mean, and hands down the best record of 1996.

Lex’s Top Ten of ’96 – Column

December 1, 1996

Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hot: One of the most exciting live shows I’ve seen. Dixieland has once again been fired with new blood and new ideas. Even punks like it.

Nik’s Piks For Ninety-Sihks – Column

December 1, 1996

Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup: I’m tempted to call this their best retro-techno concoction yet. It’s also their best album with a condiment in the title.

I Didn’t Do A Top Ten List Because… – Column

December 1, 1996

I decided to be the one to name-drop the good bands in the dime-a-dozen genres. Namely punk, metal, and unsigned bands. Then I fixed myself a very large drink.