Lollipop Magazine

Citizen Fish – Thirst – Review

December 1, 1996

With Ska, Reggae, and British Punk seamlessly sewn together with political lyrics, Citizen Fish just keeps getting better.

Groovie Ghoulies – World Contact Day – Interview

November 1, 1996

An interview with vocalist/bassist Kepi

Furious George – Goes Ape! – Review

November 1, 1996

Simple, fast, fun, Ramones-esque punk rock. Three songs, one of which has five sentences (screamed by a chorus of kids), and another has but two.

Couch – This Lifes EP – Review

November 1, 1996

Throwaway indie pop with elements of post punk and post hardcore. Like an adolescent diary (or ‘zine) entry that rambles pointlessly about a humdrum life.

The Queers – Don’t Back Down – Interview

October 1, 1996

An interview with bassist B-Face

The Queers – Bubblegum Dreams – Review

September 1, 1996

Releases like Bubblegum Dreams that have earned the Queers the privilege of recording an inordinate number of Beach Boys cover tunes.

Couch of Eureka – Year of the Zombie – Review

September 1, 1996

Neat-o pop-punk stuff in a Superchunk/early Pixies vein. They get spacy where they should get spacy, and they pretty much rock everywhere else.

Cub – Box of Hair – Review

August 1, 1996

Vancouver’s three queens of cuddle-core are back. Box of Hair is for fans of Runaways and the Muffs who are looking for more honesty in their sugar coating.

Avail – 4am Friday – Review

June 1, 1996

The music, a perfect fusion of up-beat punk and hardcore, just pleases the ears song after song.

The Smugglers – Selling The Sizzle – Review

April 1, 1996

The Smugglers are always good for skipping-school-for-the-beach. There’s nothing better than surf, sun, sand, and drinking and shimmying to punkers in suits.