J. Lianna Ness – Page 8 – Lollipop Magazine

Rapid Fire – #13 – Review

March 1, 1996

Interviews with New Bomb Turks and Showcase Showdown, band photos and profiles, comics, poetry, letters, and reviews. Punk rock is alive and kicking!

Polyvinyl Press – #4 – Review

March 1, 1996

The black and white photos that accompany the live reviews are excellent considering this is a low budget xeroxed operation.

Fourball – #2 – Review

March 1, 1996

This is a fun little ‘zine packed with the usual features: Reviews, interviews (The Laurels, Ashley Von Hurter, and the Haters) plus poetry, letters, cartoons.

Bald Guys – Bald Guys/ 8 Ball Shifter split – Review

March 1, 1996

Bald Guys play slick, blithesome surf music. Tuneful and clever, this is one wave you’ll want to catch.

8 Ball Shifter – Bald Guys/ 8 Ball Shifter split – Review

March 1, 1996

8 Ball Shifter sounds like the Ventures and Iggy and the Stooges rolling around together in mud. Gritty, lo-fi, garage punk with just a hint of surfabilly.

Sicko – Chef Boy R U Dumb – Review

February 1, 1996

Infectious, bubblegum, “pep-rally” punk with goofy lyrics that should prompt many giggles. A cross between Green Day and the 1910 Fruitgum Company.

Sharp Nine – Untimed – Review

February 1, 1996

Pensive and esoteric lyrics coalesce with blaring guitars. The music is melodic, haunting, and heavy, but it tends to get redundant after the first few songs.

Respect – Despair – Review

February 1, 1996

Spooky, orchestral pipe organ sounds come together with roaring guitars, and the result is something unique and powerful. Beautifully bizarre.

Tribe 8 – Roadkill Cafe – Review

February 1, 1996

With one exception, the rest of the songs on this disc are live. Check out their killer cover of “Radar Love.” You go, grrls!

The Rentals – Return of the Rentals – Review

February 1, 1996

Halfway through this painful ordeal, I suddenly felt like I was at one of those “Best of the ’80s” nights that are all the rage in the clubs.