Nightbitch 2015

It’s been a while, but our favorite purveyors of sleazy trad metal, Nightbitch, are back with a new self-titled EP on The Ajna Offensive, which they recently showcased at a record release on June 5 at Cherry Street Station with Pussywolf, Nasty Disaster and Buzzard Canyon. Well, not wanting to rest on their laurels, the… Continue reading Nightbitch 2015

The Meek Shall Inherit Magee’s: An Interview with Mike Keller of Meek is Murder

  Meek Is Murder play hardcore that is technical, noisy and chaotic. The New York City-based trio, which features guitarist/vocalist Mike Keller, bassist Sam Brodsky and drummer Frank Godla, tear into their short, sharp, shocks of songs like men possessed, as heard on their new EP Onward, which has just released, along with their 2012… Continue reading The Meek Shall Inherit Magee’s: An Interview with Mike Keller of Meek is Murder

Backstabbed by a Mouth-breathing Panther, And More! Hardcore This Friday at Whitney House

For those of you who live in Hartford County, like me, and complain that there aren’t a lot of good loud rock shows taking place in that neck of the woods, you can now shut up, because there is going to be one killer show taking place on May 15 at the infamous Whitney House… Continue reading Backstabbed by a Mouth-breathing Panther, And More! Hardcore This Friday at Whitney House

Mat Chat II: The Revenge

Well, since the response on the first installment of this column was well received, I’ve decided to do another installment of my not so humble opinions on the world of professional wrestling. For this column, I’m going to turn my focus away from the WWE and their post-Wrestlemania downturn to focus on a promotion that… Continue reading Mat Chat II: The Revenge

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Nothing Going On This Weekend? May As Well Have Intercourse!

Our favorite purveyors of weird, noisy hardcore, Intercourse, are going on a brief three-day tour with Boston sludge merchants Upheaval at the end of this week. The run of dates will see the band play in Montclair, New Jersey at The Meatlocker on Friday, May 1, with Pharaoh, Ground, Dutch Guts and Inertia.  The Connecticut… Continue reading Nothing Going On This Weekend? May As Well Have Intercourse!

MAT CHAT: A LOOK AT THE WILD AND WOOLLY WORLD OF PRO WRESTLING

So, why write a wrestling column? Basically, I’m a fan of this pre-determined semi-sport. I grew up in the Wrestlemania era and remember going to see various shows at the Civic Center, or watching the events on closed circuit television in some theater or arena way before PPV came about. Granted, I lost interest in… Continue reading MAT CHAT: A LOOK AT THE WILD AND WOOLLY WORLD OF PRO WRESTLING

No Need to Worry: A Review of Grizzlor and Barren Womb’s Split EP (Riotous Outburst Records)

We might as well toot our own horns over here at Alternative Control because we were one of the first blogs in the United States to give Norwegian noise punk duo Barren Womb press for their excellent debut album, The Sun’s Not Yellow, It’s Chicken (Spartan Records, 2014). They returned the favor by appearing on… Continue reading No Need to Worry: A Review of Grizzlor and Barren Womb’s Split EP (Riotous Outburst Records)