Scott Hefflon – Page 89 – Lollipop Magazine

Bigwig – Reclamation – Review

January 1, 2006

Classic mid-’90s fast punk from Jersey. Fans of NOFX and Strung Out’ll remember them. Fourth studio album. More political and socially biting than I remember.

Backyard Babies – Live Live In Paris – Review

January 1, 2006

Kings of Swedish sleaze glam, this live release draws from Total 13 (as song-by-song great as Appetite for Destruction) and two CDs never released in America.

A Scanner Darkly – Review

January 1, 2006

Too bad I like grind as much as I like vomiting and blowing diarrhea out my ass at the same time, with my dick in a blender and my head in a trash compactor.

American Heartbreak – Review

January 1, 2006

If rock doesn’t swagger, it’s Loverboy, and if we wanted neo-Loverboy, we’d turn to Waltham, cuz they write far better songs than these guys.

Adair – The Destruction Of Everything Is The Beginning of Something New – Review

January 1, 2006

Yeah, they’re one of “those bands.” They wear eyeliner, have moppy hair, and sing all pussy over kinda heavy guitars, and people probably call them “metal.”

Absurd Minds – Noumenon – Review

January 1, 2006

In the fertile middleground between synthpop and EBM. They don’t stray into the harsh, over-distorted rage of some EBM, they don’t overdo the anthemic drama.

Witchery – Don’t Fear The Reaper – Review

January 1, 2006

A fraction of the metal thrashing mad fun, and the humor is all but gone. Some evil thirds singing sweet Slayer, but the majority here seems played out.

The Loved Ones – Keep Your Heart – Review

January 1, 2006

East Coast punk rock, pure of spirit like Bouncing Souls, but with more consistent songs. A little gruff, but not all gargled glass or hard-living street punk.

The Last Vegas – Seal The Deal – Review

January 1, 2006

Part ’70s hard rock with wet production and layered choruses and stoner riffery, part punkified glam with way more wild-eyed bottle throwing than I remember.

The Hellacopters – Rock and Roll is Dead – Review

January 1, 2006

They write originals that sounds like the kinda stuff you’ve heard all yer life. It’s solid, like hearing the Stones when they were still vital and pure.