Ryk McIntyre – Page 5 – Lollipop Magazine

Graffic Traffic – Column

August 1, 1996

So do I hate everything this month? No, no. There’s good stuff out there, or, to quote The Kids In The Hall, “Fine Ham Abounds!!!”

Graffic Traffic – The Return of Stuff – Column

June 1, 1996

Otherwise you’d be hip-deep in new Image titles, concerned about Captain America, and still dreaming of being loved by someone with an impossible body.

Bif Naked – Review

June 1, 1996

The lyrics never waver from no-offense-but-here’s-the-storytelling. And the songs dare non-commercialism just as they sing tunefully, catchy, and blunt.

Graffic Traffic – Column

May 1, 1996

Sandman #75 is just what writer Neil Gaiman promised: his retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, a glorious finale to one of Comics’ Greatest Stories.

Iggy Pop – Naughty Little Doggy – Review

May 1, 1996

Opening with “I Wanna Live,” with its easy-anthem chorus, the album slides into the giggling, Tourette’s Syndrome, cock-in-pocket swing romp of “Pussy Walk.”

Dave Allen & The Elastic Purejoy – Review

May 1, 1996

When legendary bass player Dave Allen (Gang of Four, Shriekback, Low Pop Suicide) spoke of this band as a chance for new approaches, he made sure he delivered.

United States of Poetry – Review

April 1, 1996

With a generous 37 tracks , this disc is like a table laden with swollen delicious fruits, steaming main dishes, whole grains, and rough proteins.

Nick Cave – Murder Ballads – Review

April 1, 1996

This album is crude, raw, imperfect and politically incorrect. It’s also beautiful, but only on its terms, and only on its terms.

The Wipers – The Herd – Review

April 1, 1996

Big riffs and spicy leads. It has a bass you can feel through the floor, and drums that, if they were human, would sport lots of tattoos on their beefy arms.

Colorado T. Sky – Til The Moon Howls Back – Review

April 1, 1996

This is the first CD offering from biker/Highway Poet, Colorado T. Sky, and it’s a pure gem. It’s not perfect, in fact, it’s somewhat proud of its own flaws.