Lollipop Magazine

Los Lobos – Colossal Head – Review

November 1, 1996

The first thing that comes out of my stereo is gritty, War-era Latin funk, total Low Rider music. This is Los Lobos? Okay, bring it on!

Canine Guru – Agodoga – Review

November 1, 1996

All the requirements of an over-talented grunge/funk/rock band. Fil Pacino has a rough, purebred voice, while the band Pearl Jams behind him to a Chili beat.

The Sons Of Hercules – “Spittin Fire” – Review

October 1, 1996

Trashy old boy rock with a solid bite. Great for those beer swillin’, brawl makin’ nights, hittin’ on all the purty gals.

Saturn’s Flea Collar – Stretch To Activate – Review

October 1, 1996

Ex-Victim’s Family heaps on the weirdness with spaced out guitar, and lyrics like “I’ve never gone to the kitchen/In a wetsuit.”

Hope Factory – “Drinking Song” / “Imaginary” – Review

October 1, 1996

This one’s a poppy, Cure-ish distorto-jangle rock thing. Fairly decent pop rock, but not much substance.

Gouds Thumb – Review

October 1, 1996

They’re great at what they do. What they do, however, is verge on Silverchair territory. And Silverchair will always be second rate to me.

Sisterboy – I Wish to You – Review

September 1, 1996

A strange combination of ’50s and ’60s sci-fi/horror movie (in)sensibility, dub, trip hop, Bowie, and random sound effects.

Automatic Head Detonator – Live Outside Sonic Youth Gig – Review

September 1, 1996

Automatic Head Detonator recorded a guerrilla show outside a Sonic Youth gig on a flatbed. You can hear Thurston’s guitar in the background between songs.

Torcher – Your Word Against Fire – Review

August 1, 1996

Kevin Friedman’s guitar makes all of these fascinating sounds, going head to head against Paula’s vocals, intense and focused.

Super Junky Monkey – Parasitic People – Review

August 1, 1996

Japanese pop it ain’t. Even if Super Junky Monkey is made up of four (very cute) Japanese girls, they rock harder than anything on our side of the puddle.