2016 Year in Review

Another year goes by in the blogosphere…. Alternative Control has been pounding the internet’s pavement since September 2010 and all we’ve got to show for it is this great website, a super bunch of people writing for it, and the occasional set of press passes to really cool events. Here are some of this year’s… Continue reading 2016 Year in Review

Women in Business, Part VI: Photography By ANROVA

The photographer captured by a friend.

Cherry Street Station on a Saturday night is a transformative place.  Librarians and tee-shirt salesmen, truckers, college students, and waitresses all shed their prescribed work-week identities to become a united body of heavy metal musicians and fans.  And to see Angela Rose Vartuli’s pictures of this transformation, one would think that stepping through Cherry Street’s… Continue reading Women in Business, Part VI: Photography By ANROVA

Squeezing Out the Little Guy: How HR-1733 is Hurting Small Webcasters and What You Can Do to Help

Webcaster Bob "Knob" Marino in his element -- photo by Angela Rose Vartuli.

It doesn’t take a Pulitzer winner to see that media has changed since the advent of the internet. Publication mediums have shifted, advertising has increased on free services, and “click-bait” often rules over well-crafted or thoroughly vetted content.  On the positive side, the internet has allowed media companies to innovate how they deliver content to… Continue reading Squeezing Out the Little Guy: How HR-1733 is Hurting Small Webcasters and What You Can Do to Help

Content by Numbers: Alternative Control’s 2015

Death Metal Dave's first fashion article made a big comeback this year after the photo above was discovered on Google Images.

Anybody who knows me in real life can attest that there’s nothing I love more than a list.  The quantification of items and the planning of tasks gives way to the satisfaction of knowing that everything on the list has been acquired or accomplished — only to toss it in the trash and begin again… Continue reading Content by Numbers: Alternative Control’s 2015

BernFest Epic Debate Party, Saturday December 19th at Seaside Tavern

By Nina Sherwood Saturday December 19th, get your buns down to Seaside Tavern in Stamford to watch the Democratic Primary Debate!  It’s no secret who we’re rooting for… From live music to voter registration and even a Bernie photo booth, this event truly has something for everyone! The main event, the democratic debate, will be… Continue reading BernFest Epic Debate Party, Saturday December 19th at Seaside Tavern