Lollipop Magazine

Down By Law – All Scratched Up! – Review

April 1, 1996

Dave Smalley has been setting the standard for sensitive rock/punk/pop/hardcore for a dozen years, and this new record just pushes the genre even further.

The Humpers – Live Forever or Die Trying – Interview

December 1, 1995

An interview with vocalist Scott Drake

Voodoo Glow Skulls – Firme – Review

November 1, 1995

Voodoo Glow Skulls kick ass on most every ska band since the Specials, Mighty Mighty notwithstanding. They play super-quick without missing a beat.

Dead Fucking Last – Proud To Be – Review

September 1, 1995

They’re old school punk/hardcore with blitzcore energy and humor. Sometimes they suck big donkey dick. Produced (kinda) by Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys,

Rancid – …And Out Come the Wolves – Interview

September 1, 1995

An interview with guitarist/singer Lars Fredericksen

The Joykiller – Review

May 1, 1995

The first few songs struck me as odd, but by the end, I’d grown to like the singer’s voice and really dug the piano accompaniment. A very cool punk record.

SNFU – The One Voted Most Likely To Succeed – Review

April 1, 1995

Slick, yet powerful as hell, SNFU still has the meaty hooks that slide beneath your skin and make you move your ass.

Red Aunts – #1 Chicken – Review

April 1, 1995

With 14 songs in 23 minutes, it’s pointless to do a song by song, and the distort-o-rama kinda runs together into one glorious ass-ripping grrr blur anyway.

Down By Law – punkrockacademyfightsong – Review

March 1, 1995

Down By Law is punk as fuck. They write well-crafted pop/punk songs that lean more toward the punk side, by choice.

Wayne Kramer – The Hard Stuff – Review

February 1, 1995

Guitarist Wayne Kramer was compared to Jimi Hendrix. The band’s dynamic stage show was a sensation and was compared to shows by The Who.