Lollipop Magazine

Only Living Witness – “Freaklaw” – Review

April 1, 1996

Their last single before calling it quits. Although they’re lumped into the hardcore community, they remind me more of Blue Cheer and Motörhead’s slower stuff.

1996 Part One – Review

April 1, 1996

Rollins’ label pays tribute to a long tradition of underground poetic intelligentsia who express their vision through rock ‘n’ roll, free jazz, and spoken-word.

New Wet Kojak – Review

April 1, 1996

Elements of lounge, John Zorn, and Tom Waits are stirred in with the shared blood of the savagely smart Girls Against Boys.

Misanthrope – Theatre Bizarre – Review

April 1, 1996

Moods range from psychotic carnival metal, to Faustian, Skyclad/Sabbat-like musical skits, to Dream Theater-esque progressive otherworldliness.

Melt Banana – It’s In The Pillcase – Review

April 1, 1996

Nails on a chalkboard can’t hold a candle to Melt Banana. Squeaky schizoid abrasiveness was never so much fun.

The Queers – A Day Late and a Dollar Short – Review

April 1, 1996

As great as Love Songs For the Retarded was, it was the earlier output from The Queers that got you pumped up to be as useless a moron as you could be.

The Bouncing Souls – “Johnny X” – Review

April 1, 1996

They’re popular with the kids, and rightly so. They borrow from funcore bands like SNFU and Youth Brigade, and give it the young attitude those bands have lost.

Teen Angels – Daddy – Review

April 1, 1996

The role in society of “rebel with a cause” is as important as any governmental position and should be treated as such.

Suicide – Suicide/Alan Vega Anthology – Review

April 1, 1996

Suicide/Alan Vega Anthology, is an overview of the New York punk/performance art iconoclast’s work from 1977 to the present.

Strife – “Grey” – Review

April 1, 1996

Straight-edge hardcore played balls-out with no annoying attempt at being musically “progressive.” There’s also no melody and no slow mosh parts.