Scott Hefflon – Page 85 – Lollipop Magazine

Beseech – Sunless Days – Review

April 7, 2006

Top-notch sobbing male vocals matched by strong anthemic female vocals belted out like Lullacry, Heart, and Drain STH. The guitars chug hard but melodically.

Observe & Control – Utopia – Review

April 7, 2006

Observe & Control have performed with Apoptygma Berserk and Das Ich, and draw influence from every nook & cranny of electronic music.

Hellephant – Kill The Fall – Review

April 5, 2006

Hellephant: Dunno, thinly-produced hardcore? Nothing to work with there.

Kill The Fall – Hellephant – Review

April 5, 2006

Kill The Fall: Kinda spoken/drooping yell of non-croon Danzig (it’s a Jersey thing) over rolling stoner riffs and we’re off to a good start.

The Shapes – Review

March 1, 2006

A few songs here are great. I don’t giddy over male/female indie rock, but infectious songs, cute and fun without being sticky-sweet are gems you dig for.

The Blue Bloods – Death Of A Salesman – Review

March 1, 2006

Fuck yeah! A punk band from Boston, part Slapshot, Social D, Dropkicks, and all anthemic street punk whoa-oh.

Noah’s Apathy – Something To Divide – Review

March 1, 2006

Blend favorite flavors with shit. Imagine “this is one of my favorites” followed by biting into tinfoil. Or enjoying a $5 milkshake and suddenly tasting piss.

Halifax – The Inevitability Of A Strange World – Review

March 1, 2006

I don’t remember Halifax being so “Kickstart My Heart,” but the “Hell… Yeah…” is so close, I keep waiting for them to launch into the Crüe’s chorus.

Below the Sound – Three – Review

March 1, 2006

Kinda like Rollins Band, if Rollins fronted an AmRep band. Unsane with an increased appreciation for subtlety and melody. A nimbler Helmet ,with tighter focus.

Anders Manga – Left of an All Time Low – Review

March 1, 2006

Dark electronic, part dancefloor stomp, part mellow, rich croon. I gravitate toward synthpop (the dark side is presented here), so Anders Manga suits me fine.