J. Lianna Ness – Page 5 – Lollipop Magazine

The Dandy Warhols – with Love and Rockets at the Paradise – Review

May 1, 1996

The Dandy Warhols seemed almost oblivious to the audience. This is music you don’t just hear, you experience. “It sounds like the end of a great orgasm.”

Rocket From The Crypt – with Rancid, The Showcase Showdown at Avalon – Review

May 1, 1996

The two-man horn section fit right into place alongside the heavy percussion, loud guitars, and pounding bass. Festive, frat party psychobilly punk.

Rancid – with Rocket From The Crypt, The Showcase Showdown at Avalon- Review

May 1, 1996

Rancid blasted right into “Roots Radicals” and mass hysteria ensued. Although I didn’t want to like Rancid, I have to admit they were really fun and energetic.

Love and Rockets – with The Dandy Warhols at the Paradise – Review

May 1, 1996

Love and Rockets burst into “Ball of Confusion.” The band comes across even better live, an aural overload of loud buzzing wah-wah guitar effects.

Battalion of Saints a.d. – Cuts – Review

May 1, 1996

An integral part of the early ’80s hardcore scene, now renamed Battalion of Saints A.D., the new CD, Cuts, proves the band has not lost its spunk or its edge.

Rogue – Review

April 1, 1996

This is playfully mischievous, deafening arena rock; heavier-than-a-hammer metal. It froths more venom than a rabid dog. Ballsy production, too.

The Wasted Years – Review

April 1, 1996

This remarkable collection from Boston-based Ace of Hearts Records contains some terrific, previously unreleased recordings from now-defunct hometown heroes.

L.U.N.G.S. – A Better Class of Losers – Review

April 1, 1996

A Better Class of Losers is a multi-cultural debut combining the elements of hardcore, punk, metal, rap, and hip hop, and spitting it out with raging venom.

The Meanies – 10% Weird – Review

April 1, 1996

The Meanies may be 10% Weird, but they’re 90% pile-driving punk.

The Elevator Drops – Pop Bus – Review

April 1, 1996

Despite all the gimmicks and publicity stunts, the music is still what matters most on this impressive and colorful debut.