Lollipop Magazine

Infinite Zero Sampler – #4 – Review

August 1, 1996

Another testament to the catholic tastes of Endless Zilch majordomos Rick Rubin and Henry Rollins, ladling out generous helpings of their latest re-ishes.

Come – Near Life Experience – Review

August 1, 1996

With most of the old lineup gone, it’s been left to guitarist/vocalists Thalia Zedek and Chris Brokaw to keep the fire stoked, and they leave no hair unsinged.

Cocteau Twins – Milk And Kisses – Review

August 1, 1996

Another drift through the pastel haze with the Cocteau Twins.

The Consumer – Review

August 1, 1996

Michael Gira’s themes are enormous and unambiguous, yet his mastery is such that the most fetid scenes are somehow pure and beautifully described.

Beck – Odalay – Review

August 1, 1996

Astoundingly deft – no matter what mongrel genre catches his eye or what babble-of-the-gods trope trips off his lip, he always keeps one foot in the groove.

A Passion of Covers – Review

June 1, 1996

I’m surprised that it’s taken so long for like-minded gloom-mongers to pay homage to the Godfathers of Goth with a tribute album, but it’s here.

A Few Of My Favorite Things – Seven Inches Is Sometimes Enough – Column

June 1, 1996

Mission of Burma “Academy Fight Song/Max Ernst” – No Martin Swope tape manipulations yet, but anthemic pop songs are rarely as tightly-wound and angular as these.

J. Mascis – Martin and Me – Review

June 1, 1996

Call it Dinosaur Defuzzed. I feel kinda bad for ol’ J, having to watch former band mates rake in the kudos while Proto-slacker Number One is left in the lurch.

Glazed Baby – Atomic Communists – Review

June 1, 1996

Air-raid sirens peal, the sky goes pink(o) with lividity, and these Bolsheviks of brutality stomp out crazed Red Square dances on the steps of the Atomic Café.

Gasoline – Driven – Review

June 1, 1996

Their most obvious touchstone is the chattering punk haikus of the late, great Minutemen, and the poisoned surf guitar may bring back memories of Dead Kennedys.