Scott Hefflon – Page 177 – Lollipop Magazine

The Pinkerton Thugs – End of an Era – Review

June 4, 2001

The Pinkerton Thugs are called what they’re called and they’re basically street level punk, the kind of “tough life” crap we all write in notebooks in middle school but later outgrow.

The New Pornographers – Mass Romantic – Review

June 4, 2001

Mass Romantic’s got the vintage guitar rock and the shuffle beat that’ve made people slap the steering wheel for decades (and counting).

The Marbles – Seduction – Review

June 4, 2001

’80s New Wave pop meets ’50s tough girl rock with fingersnapping paces, handclaps, simple harmonies and basic structures you can follow by the end of the song.

The Lillingtons – The Backchannel Broadcast – Review

June 4, 2001

Sixteen songs in 24 minutes. Ramones-style 4/4 backbeat with just a shade of Offspring vocals. Tongue-in-cheek sci-fi/spy themes.

The Kiss Offs – Rock Bottom – Review

June 4, 2001

I don’t see how this lilting, fake Brit vocal approach and lo-fi/faux garage sound is “dangerous” when Swede Rock is breakin’ mic stands and bustin’ heads.

The Incredible Moses Leroy – Electric Pocket Radio – Review

June 3, 2001

Mild-mannered Ron Fountenberry collects samples and bits of sonic candy by day, Casio-diddler/sitar-strangle/alsetto weeper as he lays it all down like Loki.

The Hellacopters – The Flaming Sideburns – White Trash Soul – Review

June 3, 2001

Sounding much less hard rock/metal than Payin’ the Dues, the ‘Copters cover two Smokey Robinson tunes, and The Flaming Sideburns’ “Ungrounded Confusion.”

The Flaming Sideburns – The Hellacopters – White Trash Soul- Review

June 3, 2001

With lots of duck-walkin’, waist-twistin’, and electric piano-bangin’, White Trash Soul is a six-shooter of shakin’ you oughtta track down.

The Donnas – Turn 21 – Review

June 3, 2001

While I’m more of a fan of The Donnas early, sloppy, punky stuff, there’s a lot to like about The Donnas as they grow up.

The Action Time – Versus the World – Review

June 3, 2001

Part fuzzed-out Mod psychedelia, part reverb-drench psycho rock/r&b, The Action Time are many things, and not a one of them predictable.