Scott Hefflon – Page 110 – Lollipop Magazine

Princess – Review

May 24, 2005

A two-piece from Chicago who make a few nice random noises with warped banjo and “thrift-store noisemakers,” but there are no real songs.

Orange Park – Songs From the Unknown – Review

May 24, 2005

Orange Park are kinda like Bay City Rollers or Cheap Trick, without the signature singer and timeless songs. More over Night Ranger, here comes Orange Park!

One Of The Loudest Tragedies Ever Heard – Situation Nowhere – Review

May 24, 2005

OOTLTEH is L.A. new wave-based rock with nice’n’noisy production, and every member has been in other bands you’ve heard of, or has been a fashion photographer.

On Broken Wings – It’s All a Long Goodbye – Review

May 24, 2005

Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall grew outta hardcore (or outgrew hardcore). KSE’s and SF’s clean vocals are pretty bad. OBW’s clean singing is even worse.

Novillero – Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives – Review

May 24, 2005

Solid indie rock, with good songs and light keyboards, not using them as a crutch. Bright vocals, comparisons to Ben Folds are inevitable.

Mobius Band – The Loving Sounds of Static – Review

May 24, 2005

Kinda catchy indie pop with some trendy keybords slipped in. Too quiet for my tastes, and not really grabbing enough when they “rock out.” From Western Mass.

Life of Agony – Broken Valley – Review

May 24, 2005

The first record with the original line-up in almost a decade. This brooding metal/ex-hardcore band has always broken rules and reinvented themselves.

Johnnie 3 – Review

May 24, 2005

Ah, I love early and mid-’90s punkpop ala Screeching Weasel, The Queers, all all that bubblegum goodness. 1990’s punk pop ruled, and this is a good exmaple.

Gravy Train – Are You Wigglin? – Review

May 24, 2005

I hate lazy trendy indie pop, and this is a fine example using all the worst cliches and not offering anything new or interesting.

T. Raumschmiere – Blitzkrieg Pop – Review

May 12, 2005

Ya wouldn’t dare name yer album this without some head-bobbing yahoo on there. And T. Raumschmiere is no dummy. Not a showoff, not a wanker, he’s a madman.