Lollipop Magazine

Ambient Extractions – Vol. 2 – Review

June 1, 1996

Blissed-out soundscapes are offered by 4AD artists His Name Is Alive, Single Cell Orchestra, and C&S’s own Transambient Communications.

The Spinanes – Strand – Review

June 1, 1996

Deciding to “get serious” and move from their place of consummation to a ramshackle industrial town, the couple become Homer and Marge Simpson on a bad day.

Swirlies – Sneaky Flutes/ Sneaky Flute Music – Review

June 1, 1996

This EP is a taster for the upcoming Swirlies LP. The first (and best) track is abstract melodic noise with an early Sebadoh/Pavement feel.

Supercharger – Goes Way Out! – Review

June 1, 1996

Imagine if Ed Wood had been fully conscious of what he was really creating on film, and then you begin to grasp the beauty of Supercharger.

Shonen Knife – The Birds and the B-Sides – Review

June 1, 1996

This compilation is a “froot roop” dream come true. A lot of the songs are rare and unreleased with some live tracks and covers.

Sham 69 – The Game – Review

June 1, 1996

They attempted to sound like their earlier recordings, but the production was too slick for its own good, and they were losing their trademark innocence.

Sham 69 – That’s Life – Review

June 1, 1996

Sham’s two 1978 releases, That’s Life and Tell Us The Truth, show them at their rawest.

Sham 69 – Tell Us The Truth – Review

June 1, 1996

Split down the middle between studio recordings and live material. The sound quality is surprisingly clear and their rapport with the audience is excellent.

Sham 69 – The Adventures of Hersham Boys – Review

June 1, 1996

Songs that rivaled those of Never Mind The Bollocks and X-Ray Spex’s Germ Free Adolescents as definitive documentation of that particular time and place.

Shiva Speedway – “Twister” / “Hell” – Review

June 1, 1996

Go see the movie.