Scott Hefflon – Page 206 – Lollipop Magazine

The Shutdowns – T-75 – Review

April 1, 2000

This all-star ensemble sounds great and rocks hard. This is the kinda record you’ll pull out when yer sick of all the trendy shit.

Grease: The not so original Soundtrack from the motion picture – Review

April 1, 2000

Most of the bands here 1) aren’t very good, 2) don’t try very hard, 3) point out a whispered truth: Most of the songs in Grease were actually pretty lame.

The Scrimmage Heroes – Nothing Comes Clean – Review

April 1, 2000

People’ve been lining up to say nice things, but I can’t find a lot to say about them, other than that they’re OK. I get some kind of early Down By Law vibe.

Give ‘em the Boot II – Review

April 1, 2000

As Dropkick Murphys claim in their opening track, “The Gang’s All Here.” Then there’s over an hour’s worth of punk, Oi!, rocksteady, reggae, and hardcore.

Boycott – Review

April 1, 2000

Stuff here steps outta the confines of fill-in-the-blanks punk, Oi!, and ska. Most kick in three songs, so you actually get a feel for what they’re about.

The Grumpies – Who Ate Stinky? – Review

April 1, 2000

Like a punk Atari Teenage Riot at times, or what Red Aunts, Bratmobile, and all that noisy grrl punk stuff might’ve been if I hadn’t hated most of it so much.

The Frustators – Bored in the USA – Review

April 1, 2000

An eight-song, 22-minute EP of well-produced punk rock that swipes from ’50s-style balladry and all the good stuff that got punk to the state it is.

The Frownies – Review

April 1, 2000

The Frownies have melodies without sounding like polished pop-punk, and rawking guitars without sacrificing the singable quality.

The Criminals – Review

April 1, 2000

This here self-titled is a 23-minute collection of recordings from ’94-95 (the early days) that’ve been long outta print.

The Chubbies – Your Favourite Everything – Review

April 1, 2000

One of those talents that flies under radar, The Chubbies knows how to strip away all the gunk, writing songs simple and beautiful.