Scott Hefflon – Page 207 – Lollipop Magazine

The Boils – When the Sun Goes Down – Review

April 1, 2000

An eight-song, 15-minute EP of street-level punk from the Philly area. The Boils have the gritty anger that sounds urban, very middle class, blue-collar.

The Beautys/ Nobodys – Hugh – Review

April 1, 2000

They’re from Indiana, Mass Giorgini produced this slab, and the singer belts it out like Chrissie Hynde. It’d probably be fun to see them live.

Goldfinger – Darrin’s Coconut Ass: Live from Omaha – Review

April 1, 2000

Covering ska, reggae, New Wave, power pop, and classic rock like it’s never been played before, Goldfinger are talented enough to make it worth it.

Funny Looking Kids – Picture Day – Review

April 1, 2000

Superfast punk with way snotty vocals and, dear God, skapunk, luckily from the flutter-picking, Skanking Pickle-end of the pool.

Funeral Oration – Discography – Review

April 1, 2000

Great melodic punk with a singer who has a smooth delivery and distinct vibrato somehow evoking Jello Biafra and Roy Orbison while being unique unto itself.

NOFX – The Decline – Review

April 1, 2000

Brutal anti-everything commentary ripping away at human nature, the government, big business, slackerdom, God, injustice, violence, and avoidance/escapism.

Nobodys – The Beautys – Hugh – Review

April 1, 2000

With the exception of “Dead End Job,” nothing here is much to write about. Snarly punk, but if you have Nobodys’ other records, you’ve got better than this.

Naive – Post Alcoholic Anxieties – Review

April 1, 2000

Being punk’n’drunk in Russia throughout the ’90s is quite a feat, and evidently they’ve fought both the good fight as well as some not-so-good fights.

Midtown – Save the World, Lose the Girl – Review

April 1, 2000

This is their debut full-length. Let’s gather around Midtown and give them a big group hug of support (and whisper to drop the Bon Jovi influence… or else).

Libertine – See You in the Next Life – Review

April 1, 2000

Glimpses of D Generation, Gen X and The Clash. So unlike poppy punk that sounds interchangeable, these guys at least borrow from different people.