Lollipop Magazine

Good Riddance – Ignite / Good Riddance split – Review

November 1, 1996

Good Riddance are reminiscent of Born Against, since they play heavy, abrasive, and fast hardcore with the empathy and melancholy of peace punk.

Red Five – Bunny – Review

September 1, 1996

Bass heavy powerpop with two female guitarists/vocalists, whose voices both land in Exene Cervenka/Deborah Harry territory.

Chain of Strength – The One Thing That Still Holds True – Review

August 1, 1996

Had they stuck with it, they would be mentioned in the same breath as Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, and Bold as fondly remembered straight-edge strongholds.

Iceburn – Meditavolutions – Review

June 1, 1996

Post-Punk Art-Core bordering on high pretension. Long instrumental tracks slow to evolve into songs and even slower to engage interest.

Texas Is The Reason – Review

February 1, 1996

Nothing wrong with the playing or the production on these tracks. Most of it’s pretty good, but I’m still not coming up with much to say about it, good or bad.

Farside – Review

February 1, 1996

The more aggressive stuff works pretty well, but doesn’t make enough of an impact to support the anticlimax of the two folky meanderings that wrap up this disc.