Scott Hefflon – Page 223 – Lollipop Magazine

Diesel Boy – Sofa King Cool – Review

September 1, 1999

The liner notes say this was recorded in SF during the rainy month of Februrary ’99, so that might be an explanation for why this is such an uninspired record.

Despise You – West Side Horizons – Review

September 1, 1999

From the Theologian-affiliated label that brought us Excruciating Terror, Grief, and other horrors, Despise You carve their niche with a bent, rusty knife.

Darlington – Mess You Up – Review

September 1, 1999

17 songs, most of which aren’t up to snuff with last year’s Girltroversy. Perhaps it’s the thick production as opposed to the clear-as-a-bell Girltroversy.

Cigar – Speed is Relative – Review

September 1, 1999

Like early ’90s Fat bands, Cigar’s drumming is so damn fast, you spend almost as much time respecting the drummer as enjoying the tunes.

Garbage Pail – Genetic Splicings I’d Hate to See – Column

September 1, 1999

Genetic Splicings: Chuck Berry Manilow, Norm McDonald Trump, Dean Martin Short.

F.Y.P. – Complete Crap 2 – Review

June 1, 1999

60 minutes, all foot-to-the-floor, sloppy guitar with feedback and flutter, pounding drums, and a snarl that’ll scare yer mom half to death.

The Lillingtons – Death by Television – Review

June 1, 1999

The Lillingtons combine simple, droning Ramones guitarwork with Misfitesque topics and a vocal inflection that sounds frighteningly like A-Ha.

The J Street Jumpers – Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby? – Review

June 1, 1999

Unlike punk or ska covering an oldie-but-goodie to show their influences, a swing band “doing their interpretation” of a timeless classic is legit. I think.

The Gamits – This Is My Boomstick – Review

June 1, 1999

This debut does offer hints of clever, not over-used melodic twists and song structure. While not fully fleshed out, this is where it begins.

The Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 – Night of the Living Drag Queens – Review

June 1, 1999

More like Alice Cooper on amphetamines than punk, they’ve got the snarl of punk, the theatrics of shock rock, and non-sissy production that borders on metal.