My Heart Lays Bair Before You: An Alternative Control Valentine’s Day Special

Editor’s Note: In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Alternative Control writers attempted to compile a list of the hottest dudes in local and national metal.  We soon realized that this was an impossible task because the list would be way too long to publish — but Ryan Bair heartily volunteered to put together our initial… Continue reading My Heart Lays Bair Before You: An Alternative Control Valentine’s Day Special

She Moon

She had the moon in her mouth. It was a light that radiantly beamed from deep in her throat; a light that could impair any man’s mind into blind, incoherent pleasure. She was born with the talent. When she presented her show-and-tell at the front of her third grade class, all the boys would scratch… Continue reading She Moon

Drop-Off Deadline for ‘The Melt’ Exhibition Extended Due to Blizzard

  In an ironic twist, the giant blizzard this weekend interfered with drop-off dates for The Mercurial’s juried art exhibition “The Melt.”  They have extended the deadline for drop-offs to 2/15 and 2/16, to give the snow a little time… to melt. See the press release below for more details: Icicles dripping. Glaciers fading. Cheese… Continue reading Drop-Off Deadline for ‘The Melt’ Exhibition Extended Due to Blizzard

This is the Painkiller

It was like a knife twisting in my upper stomach last Tuesday morning.  Maybe it was that bowl of lentil soup followed by half a Monster drink I had for lunch the day before.  Maybe this was the result of brutal anxiety.  Waves of nausea came crashing in while gnawing pain relentlessly sliced my insides… Continue reading This is the Painkiller

Fuck the Scene!

The “Scene” is dead.  It died a long time ago. There used to be several bands from NYC to New Haven that would regularly play shows across Connecticut, draw crowds, and bring in bands from as far away as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This was the result of a large, spread-out-yet interconnected group of… Continue reading Fuck the Scene!

From Fake Names on Facebook to Real Names in Public: Alternative Control on What’s in a Name

Juliet told Romeo that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet — but it was ultimately the lovers’ last names that led them to their tragic demise. (Or was it their teenage stupidity?  Social constructs?  Well, whatever…)   In our modern world, names are almost inescapable.  Identity theft lurks in every unshredded piece… Continue reading From Fake Names on Facebook to Real Names in Public: Alternative Control on What’s in a Name

Dirty Yogurt Lids for The Cure: A Review of Pink Ribbons, Inc.

I have often wondered why it was necessary for me to wash off a pink yogurt lid, put it in an envelope and mail it into the good people at Yoplait. Why can’t they just go ahead and donate money to the breast cancer people and leave me out of it? Because that doesn’t sell… Continue reading Dirty Yogurt Lids for The Cure: A Review of Pink Ribbons, Inc.