Alternative Control focuses mainly on metal music, but every once in awhile we come across an artist from another genre that’s too perplexing to ignore. Alya is one such act. The indie pop/folk musician Alya released her debut album Ten Years of Solitude in January and has been making waves on Youtube and Spotify —… Continue reading Indie Pop That’s Truly International: An Interview with Alya
Author: Jessie May
Album Review: Pinto Graham’s Dos
Southern rock in Yankee Doodle Connecticut? Pinto Graham does it the best, but if you consider that one member hails from Florida and another from the actual Southern Hemisphere, these boys have some geography to back up their sentiment. Their aptly titled sophomore album Dos comes out July 12th; old fans will love this new… Continue reading Album Review: Pinto Graham’s Dos
Money Hacks for Metalheads and Old Millennials: The Basics
Have you been feeling like a slave to the grind lately? Does your credit card statement bleep you with a sharp kitchen utensil every month? This is an awkward subject, but maybe it’s time for “Moneytalks.” I’m not some kind of certified “money expert” and I’m by no means financially independent. I’m just a regular… Continue reading Money Hacks for Metalheads and Old Millennials: The Basics
Alya’s Ten Years of Solitude
Russian-born journalist Alya has switched gears to a more artistic medium: indie pop music. Her new album Ten Years of Solitude has been making waves around the world — “Puppet Strings” has charted in Europe and “Animals” won Best Music Video in the California Women’s Film Festival and Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood, in addition to getting… Continue reading Alya’s Ten Years of Solitude
Listening Lately: The Maryland Doomfest Edition
I’m excited to be attending my first Maryland Doomfest in June — both to see bands that I’ve enjoyed previously and to find bands that are new or “new to me.” To that end, I’ve been looking at the lineup and checking out a few names that were unfamiliar. First up is Wolf Blood, a driving… Continue reading Listening Lately: The Maryland Doomfest Edition
NESDF Day Two Spotlight: Benthic Realm
Benthic Realm has quite a run of weekend warrior dates ahead of them! The Massachusetts doom trio will be joining our friends Bone Church and Dust Prophet as well as Barbarian Thieves this Saturday at 13th Floor Music Lounge in Florence, MA. Then a couple weeks later, it’s down to Jewett City for Day Two… Continue reading NESDF Day Two Spotlight: Benthic Realm
Listening Lately: Bethlehem, Rammstein, Saint Ripper, and More
Hi, friends. Today’s column will take a different format from previous Listening Latelys, but you guys can handle it. Last weekend, Owl Maker played a show up in Salem (awesome!) with Dust Prophet, Sisters of Shaddowwe, and Saint Ripper. Let me tell you, they do not fool around in the Salem scene. Every goth young… Continue reading Listening Lately: Bethlehem, Rammstein, Saint Ripper, and More