July 14, 2018
NERD TALK with SPACESLUG
Polish psych-doom band Spaceslug takes over Nerd Talk this week, with guitarist Bartosz Janik and bassist Jan Rutka sharing their divergent nerdy interests. Bartosz dives headfirst…
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June 30, 2018
Listening Lately: Mourn the Light’s Weight of the World
This week I was happy to get a review request from a great new band on the Connecticut heavy music scene, Mourn the Light. The…
June 14, 2018
Don’t Try to “Make It”: An Interview with Phil From Khemmis
If Denver doom quartet Khemmis made waves with their 2015 debut, Absolution, their sophomore album Hunted was a tsunami. Now on the eve of their…
March 9, 2018
Listening Lately: Exercises in Collaboration with Slomatics, Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard, and Glory or Death Records
Hearing Live and Dangerous literally changed my musical life, so when I saw that Glory or Death Records was putting out a compilation of Thin…
January 28, 2018
Listening Lately: Delivery Jams Part II ft. King Witch, Curse the Son, and Norse Mythology
You may wonder, “Why is Jessica delivering pizzas in North Haven, an hour away from where she lives?” Surely a valid question… The reason is…
September 4, 2017
It’s More Like a Warning: An Interview with Usnea
On Friday August 18th, Alternative Control talked with up-and-coming doom band Usnea before their set at Psycho Las Vegas. The Portland, Oregon outfit — which includes…
January 17, 2017
SHOW REVIEW: Khemmis, Crypt Sermon, and Sanhedrin, January 14, 2017 // Brooklyn, NY
It was my maiden voyage to the seminal Brooklyn metal club Saint Vitus, and my GPS told me that I had “arrived.” There was no…