By Vegetarian Metalhead, The Headbanging Hostess, and Tal Good Who is to blame for the student loan crisis? Is it the students themselves? The economy? Predatory lending companies that get rich off pie-in-the-sky dreams of middle-class eighteen-year-olds? Below, two of Alternative Control’s regulars and guest writer Tal Good discuss their experiences handling the debt they… Continue reading Educated Idiots: The False Hope and Crushing Reality of Student Loans
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Scarfbombing Stammy
My New Year’s Resolution this year was to be more productive. I happened to be on a knitting kick as 2015 began and I knit myself a colorful cowl, a Painted Bunting inspired scarf and another scarf I affectionately refer to as my “Fruit Loop” scarf. Then Snowmageddon came. Armed with my needles and scraps of yarn leftover from… Continue reading Scarfbombing Stammy
Metal Manners, Part II: Bass-Droppin’ Some Knowledge
Editor’s Note: If you couldn’t figure it out from the title, this column is part of a series on metal etiquette. Vegetarian Metalhead just schooled the web on audience manners; now Jessie and Jeff have some tips for bands…. Jessie I’ve been playing in local bands for about ten years and booking shows for my… Continue reading Metal Manners, Part II: Bass-Droppin’ Some Knowledge
Metal Manners, Part I
Editor’s Note: Howdy, folks! Alternative Control is taking stab at an oft’ debated and oft’ blogged-about topic: metal manners. There are so many lists of “39 Stupid Things Your Band Does” or “12 Ways to Be a Dick at a Show,” but still poor behavior prevails. Will one more metal etiquette column change this?… Continue reading Metal Manners, Part I
A Year in Review
The following is a disjointed ramble, but such is the nature of things these days. The difference is there will be no hash tags.
14 Random Search Terms That Led to AltCtrl in 2014
From Mazzy Star to nipples to chicken wings, Alternative Control is a go-to resource for Google users worldwide. (Apparently….) Here are a few the weirdest search terms that brought people to our site, linked to the article that I *think* the searcher found. There’s a lot of nudity and a lot of The Scene;… Continue reading 14 Random Search Terms That Led to AltCtrl in 2014
Why America Still Needs Feminism
“One thing that concerns me is that today’s young women … may take for granted the rights that they have.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice It takes little more than a glance at your Facebook feed to see that the idea of “feminism” is a hot-button issue. Here in America, women… Continue reading Why America Still Needs Feminism