January 1, 2014
2013: A Year in Review
This year has been full of action of Alternative Control. Here’s a rundown! Thanks to people like you, our readership continues to grow —…
best of 2013
December 31, 2013
Bair Grills… 2013
There’s no doubt that some of my greater achievements and most dismal disappointments occurred during the last 365 days. One of my fondest moments…
December 30, 2013
Alternative Control’s Top Ten Articles of 2013
10. Connecticut’s Gonna Have a Cop Problem and The Hipster King on Mazzy Star (a tie!) …
December 29, 2013
My Totally Biased Top Ten Albums +1 Of 2013
By Thomas Pizzola It was quite a year for heavy music, as many bands released many great albums — so many in fact, that it…
December 28, 2013
Baldwin’s Top Choices of 2013 Part 2 – The Everything Else Releases
Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories) This is a modern progressive rock masterwork. I’m hard-pressed to find a…
December 26, 2013
Baldwin’s Top Choices of 2013 Part 1: The Metal Releases
Well, another year is behind us. It’s been another awesome year for music. The metal genre seemed particularly fruitful, with many bands releasing seminal…
December 23, 2013
Jessie and Vanessa’s Best Local Metal of 2013: Bassists and Things That Happen in Stamford
By Jessica May and The Headbanging Hostess, because why write a whole column by yourself? Some things are better with friends…. Jessie’s List Best Headbanging…