Album Review: Boy From the Crowd’s Where Bees Come To Die — Take Two

East London rock duo Boy From the Crowd are no strangers to Alternative Control.  Reviewed by Jade Siren earlier this year, we’re giving the band a second listen now that their EP Where Bees Come to Die has officially been released. The five-track offering mixes punk, rock, and blues influences.  There are two versions of “All I Need”… Continue reading Album Review: Boy From the Crowd’s Where Bees Come To Die — Take Two

Rocky Mountain High: An Introduction to Plum

Formed barely a year ago, Denver rock band Plum is already making waves in the Colorado scene and poised to take their music nationwide. Plum describes themselves as “a psychedelic rock outfit that brings the aesthetic of 60’s and early 70’s music into a modern context” — and they do a good job of it. … Continue reading Rocky Mountain High: An Introduction to Plum

Album Review: Delta Deep, Self-Titled (Mailboat Records)

What do you get when you put together Def Leppard’s lead guitarist, the Stone Temple Pilots’ bassist, a soul singer who’s done backup vocals for Michael Buble and Luther Vandross, and a metal-loving drummer who’s worked with TLC and Englebert Humperdinck?  Somehow, you get a blues band. Def Leppard’s Phil Collen started assembling Delta Deep in… Continue reading Album Review: Delta Deep, Self-Titled (Mailboat Records)

The Wizards of Winter Bring the Magic of Winter to Ridgefield, Connecticut

It’s not often you get to see a rock concert in Ridgefield, Connecticut, but last Wednesday I got to witness what was called “the best show the Ridgefield Playhouse has ever had.” For those not familiar with the Ridgefield Playhouse, it is a fantastic not for profit venue that features local acts and also pulls… Continue reading The Wizards of Winter Bring the Magic of Winter to Ridgefield, Connecticut

Doom, Noise, and Death Metal: Tom’s Top Twenty-Five Albums of 2015

Every year, I always hear the complaints from various people that there isn’t any good new music being made. Well, here are 25 albums that totally floated my boat in the past year. And I could have put another 10 on here. KEN Mode – Success (Season Of Mist) Fight Amp – Constantly Off (Brutal… Continue reading Doom, Noise, and Death Metal: Tom’s Top Twenty-Five Albums of 2015

Band Interview: Chris Bull of Tides of Sulfur

By Jeff McCarthy I had a chance to catch up with bassist and vocalist Chris Bull from Welsh sludge band Tides of Sulfur about the progression of the band and their upcoming releases.  Here is what he had to say: Spewed from the emptiness of a black hole in late 2011, Tides Of Sulfur began writing songs… Continue reading Band Interview: Chris Bull of Tides of Sulfur

Whatchu Know ‘Bout Piss-Yellow Cassette Tapes? An Interview with Jeff McCarthy of Against All Odds Productions

Jeff McCarthy of Against All Odds Productions has been writing a bit for us over the past year.  This week, he and I “sat down” via email to talk about some of the bands he’s working with and their releases.  Here is what he had to say about Know Nothing, Fistula, and Meth Drinker among… Continue reading Whatchu Know ‘Bout Piss-Yellow Cassette Tapes? An Interview with Jeff McCarthy of Against All Odds Productions