Historically, what’s a more metal job than being a sailor on a tall ship? You’re surrounded by thousands of miles of water in all directions with a finite supply of rum, salt pork, and moldy bread to keep you alive. There’s no SOS and no reinforcements. If that ship goes down, you will drown –… Continue reading Review of Bedroom Rehab Corporation’s Red Over Red
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Interview with Lady Elizabeth Dellinger of Snooty Garland
Many of Alternative Control’s readers will know Mark Lyon as the guitarist in New Haven tech-death band Xenosis. But did you know that he also plays in a nine-piece soul band called Snooty Garland? Mark introduced local metal fans to Snooty Garland’s bombastic frontwoman Elizabeth Dellinger in August when she took the stage with… Continue reading Interview with Lady Elizabeth Dellinger of Snooty Garland
Interview with Todd Evans of Mobile Deathcamp
Editor’s Note, 2/20/2015: Scroll all the way down for updated 2015 tour dates! Ohio thrash band Mobile Deathcamp is playing two Connecticut dates on their current tour: 3/8 at Cherry Street Station in Wallingford and 3/10 at the Downtown Café in Bristol. Alternative Control talked with guitarist and frontman Todd Evans, formerly Beefcake the Mighty… Continue reading Interview with Todd Evans of Mobile Deathcamp
Nine Unscrupulous and Unexpected Facts about American Presidents
You can’t get all your information from Buzzfeed and Facebook – sometimes, you gotta crack open a book. In my day job as a school librarian, I came across The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents and took it home for some extracurricular reading. Here are some things I learned about our presidents that… Continue reading Nine Unscrupulous and Unexpected Facts about American Presidents
Bali’s Best, Next Door to the Tile Shop
Forget “going to Jared” or those ugly Pandora bracelets. If you want jewelry that’s truly unique, head to a little gem hidden between the Stamford garbage dump and the crater where Subway used to be: Agabhumi. Billing themselves as “The Best of Bali,” this shop’s collection of sterling silver and semi-precious stones lives up… Continue reading Bali’s Best, Next Door to the Tile Shop
Payday Downloads: Fear the Masses and Skeletonwitch
Doug from Fear the Masses is a family friend – his wife and my brother went to prayer group together when they were teenagers. So when my bro asked me what I thought of their music, I said, “I dunno, I think they’re rap metal or something.” But then I realized I had never given… Continue reading Payday Downloads: Fear the Masses and Skeletonwitch
They Terk Err Jerbs! Messed Up Things I Read on the Internet This Week
The NFL is a non-profit organization. You’re fucking kidding me, right?! There is nothing more “for-profit” than pro sports. And this info isn’t just something I read in a Facebook meme – according to Forbes Magazine, the NFL rakes in 9.5 billion a year, but is given tax-exempt status according to some outdated 1960s… Continue reading They Terk Err Jerbs! Messed Up Things I Read on the Internet This Week