2012 was a great year for Alternative Control. Here are some of the highlights! We grew our readership A LOT — 33,000 pageviews this year, up from about 5,000 in 2011. So thank YOU for visiting our site! The most popular article, however, was written in 2011: Nicole Monroe’s “A Naked Day at the Beach.” … Continue reading 2012: A Year in Review
Baldwin’s Top 12 Albums of 2012: Part II
Baldwin listened to so much music this year that we had to split it into two columns! Here are his top seven picks for the best albums of 2012. Swans – The Seer This double album gives new meaning to the term, “sprawling”. This thing is a monster, with the wolf-like creature on the… Continue reading Baldwin’s Top 12 Albums of 2012: Part II
Baldwin’s Top 12 Albums of 2012: Part I
This was an excellent year for music, that much is apparent. I’d be hard-pressed to find someone who disagrees with that sentiment. No matter what genre you’re into, it seems that most artists truly did believe that the world was coming to an end this December and stepped up their game to go out with… Continue reading Baldwin’s Top 12 Albums of 2012: Part I
Look at Me Damien Storm, It’s All for You!
Reigning from New Orleans, Louisiana, Damien Storm is the most bizarre horror metal solo act you will ever encounter. From my first listen of Horror on St. Lime’s Hill, the music of Damien Storm has been in my head ever since. The album contains killer riffs, melodic solos, off-beat drumming, and King Diamond-ish vocals. It… Continue reading Look at Me Damien Storm, It’s All for You!
Endings: A New Beginning for The Curse of Her Flesh
The Curse of Her Flesh is back. After something of a hiatus, the central Connecticut metal band has returned to the scene with the release of Endings, a full-length album that features tracks from their 2010 EP as well as new material recorded earlier this year. Endings is all about feel: the band members’ varied… Continue reading Endings: A New Beginning for The Curse of Her Flesh
Stamford Museum: Animals AND Legos!
By Janet Serra Originally published in The Mercurial. A wondrous world made of over 500,000 tiny Lego blocks promises one of the season’s most delightful holiday treats when ‘All Aboard with Bill Probert and Friends’ fills the Leonhardt Gallery at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Connecticut, now through January 27, 2013. Whizzing… Continue reading Stamford Museum: Animals AND Legos!
Atheist Delivers Christmas Cookies to Local Merchants and Laborers!
I’ve been seeing lots of posts on Facebook regarding Fox News and their coverage of “The War on Christmas.” To be honest, I’ve been skipping all those super-secret atheist meetings where we all get together and plot to overthrow the Christian majority. I’ve got my own issues with Christmas. #1 – I hate the traffic… Continue reading Atheist Delivers Christmas Cookies to Local Merchants and Laborers!