Scott Hefflon – Page 94 – Lollipop Magazine

Emanuel – Soundtrack to a Headrush – Review

June 13, 2005

Emanuel write solid pop rock: Angsty and heavy without being screamo metal, melodic and catchy without being sissy whine.

Wonka Vision – Review

June 13, 2005

It’s not like Wonka Vision is sparking the fire of revolution, but they’re having their say, starting a dialogue, and the paper is nice and shiny now.

Bang Sugar Bang – Thwak Thwak Go Crazy – Review

June 13, 2005

The anthems don’t sound dumbed down, the goofy butt-wiggling punk doesn’t sound contrived, the tenderness isn’t forced, and the party-hearty yahoo isn’t ironic.

Evergreen Terrace – Sincerity Is An Easy Disguise In This Business – Review

June 8, 2005

These guys drive every cliché into the ground, but there are hints at actual songwriting here, and the vocalist might even qualify as a singer in another year.

Coliseum – Goddamage – Review

June 8, 2005

Noisy, tuff, and melodic like a muscle car idling. An eight-song EP. A band fronted by Black Cross/Initial Records dude, Ryan Patterson.

Clutch – Robot Hive Exodus- Review

June 8, 2005

Stupid name aside, this sucker’s got soul, brother. Got that vintage keyboard thing going, and both boogie and funk. And Neil really belts it out.

California Redemption – This Time It’s For Money – Review

June 8, 2005

Their hearts are in the right place (old school punk), but it’s hard to tell at a pass if this is worth the time. Fast and frantic punk, vaguely political.

Blei – In Day As Dark – Review

June 8, 2005

To exaggerate, it’s like Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, or Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore. There’s a guy and girl singing, and they play opposite roles.

Between Home And Serenity – Power Weapons in the Complex – Review

June 8, 2005

There’s nothing to distinguish them from the rest of the genre bands, there’s absolutely nothing about them to turn anyone off, unless you loathe the genre.

Yellowcard – Where We Stand – Review

June 8, 2005

A reissue of the band’s ’99 release, with the original singer, when they were way into NOFX, and before the violin was fully integrated. When people call Yellowcard punk, a lot of people arch an eyebrow. You’ll get it once you’ve heard this.