Scott Hefflon – Page 73 – Lollipop Magazine

Buffalo Killers – Review

September 12, 2006

Member of Thee Shams kick out soulful, laid-back and thoughtful tales. Bit of drug stagger, sorrowful pleas, slide guitar, and harmonies Neil Young’d nod to.

Amorphis – Eclipse – Review

September 8, 2006

Roaring mightily one minute, soaring the cosmos the next, and then skipping around the fire, a Vintersorgian singer emoting his Viking heart out.

The Lawrence Arms – Oh! Calcutta! – Review

September 8, 2006

There are a handfulla choruses, like “Jumping the Shark,” that roll like Social D mixed with Randy in powerpop mode, the stuff that’d make a great TV theme.

Gary Reynolds and The Brides of Obscurity – Instant Happiness – Review

September 8, 2006

Gary’s got the chops, the voice, and the songwriting to get and keep your interest, but it’s the “let’s do a country song” ideas that need to be nipped.

Gliss – Kick In Your Heart – Review

September 8, 2006

There’re some nice, subtlety electronic touches, lending to the Curish guitar and trembling vocals that’d make you sway in a crowded, dark club.

Mortal Clay – Procession of Spectres – Review

September 8, 2006

They drone, chants looping, awkward guitars stumbling, Lyre singing like a weary choir member, drunk and suicidal. Kinda creepy, makes Rasputina sound poppy.

NOFX – Never Trust A Hippy – Review

September 8, 2006

NOFX spouts edgy politics and social commentary, from juvenile “fuck you” to clever turns of phrase both insightful and inciteful, and have for years.

The Fags – Light Em Up – Review

September 1, 2006

Here you’ll find Goo Goo Dolls dramapop alongside Cheap Trick effortless pop rock, and a Weezer melody. And Bryan Adams. And American Hi-Fi.

The Esperantos – Review

September 1, 2006

A garagey pop quality that feels naive, effortless, and pure. No boasting to being the saviors of rock, just a bunch of tunes you can nod your head to.

Wolfgang Bang – What Are You Going To Do – Review

September 1, 2006

Unsigned, from CA, kinda junk rock like Sloppy Seconds. They miss some notes, and just cuz the guitar ain’t in tune sometimes, it’s kinda part of the charm.