Scott Hefflon – Page 285 – Lollipop Magazine

The Vandals – Oi to the World! – Review

December 1, 1996

It begins with gunfire and ends with a suicide, as all quality Christmas albums should.

Fourball – #3 – Review

December 1, 1996

Points for being a bona-fide ‘zine (the type is tiny, the layout ugly, the resolution of photos poor, the “writing” I’m-so-cool-I-don’t-like-anything).

Raging Slab – Sing Monkey Sing – Review

December 1, 1996

Throw Zeppelin, “Come Together” Beatles drug haze, ZZ Top, and every bastardized form of roaring rock, boogie, sludge, and blues into a swamp and let it fester.

Plaster of Paris, Texas – Diesel Motorcycle – Review

December 1, 1996

Vocalist/Bassist Jhen Kobran (ex-Malachite) has a new band that sounds a whole lot like 7 Year Bitch.

Iron Maiden – Best of the Beast – Review

December 1, 1996

It took two discs, 27 songs (76 minutes), and a 60 page booklet to get across all the songs and info required to do a band like Iron Maiden justice.

Exit 13 featuring Bliss Blood – Smoking Songs – Review

December 1, 1996

Steve O’Donnell and Bill Yurkiewicz are joined by bong blast buddies Dan Lilker and Richard Hoak of Brutal Truth, and Miss Bliss Blood of Pain Teens.

NY Loose – Year of the Rat – Interview

December 1, 1996

An interview with singer/guitarist Brijitte West

Manowar – Hail to England – Interview

December 1, 1996

An interview with bassist Joey DeMaio

Digger – Powerbait – Interview

December 1, 1996

An interview with Chris Benner, Phil Nelson, Matt Gregorec, and Mike Fisher

I Didn’t Do A Top Ten List Because… – Column

December 1, 1996

I decided to be the one to name-drop the good bands in the dime-a-dozen genres. Namely punk, metal, and unsigned bands. Then I fixed myself a very large drink.