Ryk McIntyre – Page 4 – Lollipop Magazine

Graffic Traffic – Column

November 1, 1996

Years ago, the best of Marvel Comics’ stable left, disgruntled at creating characters and being stiffed on licensing money, to form Image Comics.

Jim’s Big Ego – Titanic – Review

November 1, 1996

Jim is notable for stitching great melodies to twilight-zone lyrics with She’s Dead,” “Someday Cafe (the dance mix),” and the hilarious “At the Funeral.”

Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute – Review

October 1, 1996

It brings music’s royalty together for a tribute to Honor an artist we have lost, celebrate his life, and the music he served with it.

Graffic Traffic – Column

October 1, 1996

Since super-heroes still dominate the comic world, it falls on those who make the stuff to deliver something more. Or just something better.

The Last – Gin And Innuendos – Review

September 1, 1996

A solid potion of powerpop, raw chords, and pure attitude, complete with the eloquence to sing their point, and with enough hooks to make you listen.

Spongehead – Review

September 1, 1996

SpongeHead, like Morphine, breaks the guitar/bass/drums mold, with the bass sounds provided by an electric sax played through a Ragnarok amp.

Patti Smith – Gone Again – Review

September 1, 1996

Patti Smith must have been playing “Opposites Day” when she titled this album Gone Again, ’cause she is back. Praise goddess, Patti Smith has come back to us.

Graphic Traffic – Less Talk, More Comics – Column

September 1, 1996

Everything that was good about the really old Fantastic Four comics and Godzilla movies is in this book.

Squeeze – Ridiculous – Review

August 1, 1996

Is there nothing Squeeze cannot do? Is there anything less than perfect pop songs in the vast legacy of the hundreds and hundreds they’ve written?

Soundgarden – Down on the Upside – Review

August 1, 1996

Some nice, complex rhythms and fresh arrangements. While the lyrics often lean toward the obtuse, they still beat the shit out of Stone Temple Pilots.