Scott Hefflon – Page 95 – Lollipop Magazine

Void Generator – Review

June 8, 2005

Some heavy stuff, some spacey stuff, some theremin, some riffs a high school metal band’d play. Maybe they can open a show Neurosis plays in their hometown?

Thunderstone – Tools Of Destruction – Review

June 8, 2005

Power metal from Finland. Slightly less embarrassing than some, but still goofy as hell. A little more manly than the frilly-shirted prancers, but not much.

The Makers – Everybody Rise – Review

June 8, 2005

Good to see this quality vintage rock band move from the garage label of Estrus to the bedroom label of Kill Rock Stars.

The Evil Queens – First It Boils, Then It Spills – Review

June 8, 2005

We know and love Fu Manchu, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch while the rest of the world clings to Foo Fighters and Audioslave.

The Epoxies – Stop The Future – Review

June 8, 2005

Not trendy indie new wave-obsessed garbage, but The Epoxies kinda set themselves up for the comparison with their fashion sense and slathered keyboards.

The Duane Peters Gunfight – Review

June 8, 2005

I’m a fan of U.S. Bombs and Die Hunns, and I guess The Duane Peters Gunfight is a more rock side project from a legendary old tough guy punk.

Straitjacket – Modern Times – Review

June 8, 2005

Pretty straightforward call-and-response old-style punk with authentic bad production. From Portland, OR. Their first full-length.

Sloppy Meateaters – Conditioned by the Laugh Track – Review

June 8, 2005

There are weak spots, sure, but this is basically the best local bar band you and your friends usually try to go see when they’re playing a good bill.

Shiver – Last Rides of the Midway – Review

June 8, 2005

The bio saved me the trouble: “Southern California-style hardcore (punk, that is), blazing metal riffs, and the catchy speed of skate punk.”

Seventeen Evergreen – Life Embarrasses Me On Planet Earth – Review

June 8, 2005

Opens with strummy pop with too-loud vocals, and ends with Neurot-style pulsing, seething gush, like watching the sun rise slowly to a poisoned sky.