I didn’t graduate from college toooooooo long ago, but I sure wouldn’t want to be a freshman these days. Let’s take a look at some stats: When I left Westconn in 2007, the tuition and fees for one semester (in-state) was a around $2,400, and the on-campus housing was a little over $3,000 – so,… Continue reading Campus Book Rentals: Saving You Bucks So You Can Spend Them On Tuition
Aww…I Read a Book!
A Facebook friend posted a link on my page – Atheists Feel Awe, Too. It’s a familiar notion. When Diane Nyad swam to Cuba and subsequently ended up on Oprah, the atheist world was set afire when Winfrey declared atheists did not feel “awe” or “wonder.” Now, as an atheist myself, I wondered what… Continue reading Aww…I Read a Book!
Interview With Marisol Velasco of The Unintentional Wino
My friend Cie and I went to Marisol Velasco’s home last weekend to take some pictures with her husband Rob, a photographer. Marisol is a fellow blogger; before we met in real life at ComiCONN, I had often read her posts on The Unintentional Wino. It was only natural, then, that the afternoon’s conversation turned… Continue reading Interview With Marisol Velasco of The Unintentional Wino
Punks, Drunks, and STUPID Good Fun: A Review of TNT Fest, 8/29/2014
By Matt Mullarkey For those not already in the know, TNT Fest has taken place at the Webster Theater in Hartford Connecticut every Labor Day weekend since 2011, showcasing on multiple stages the best punk, Oi!, and hardcore bands from all over the country and the world. I haven’t been able to attend since the… Continue reading Punks, Drunks, and STUPID Good Fun: A Review of TNT Fest, 8/29/2014
Baldwin’s August Review Trilogy Part 3: A Review of Goat Herder’s Foundations Once Thought Strong
When I agree to a review, it’s always refreshing when I don’t feel pressured to be genre specific. Goat Herder took that stress away, because honestly, I don’t feel confident in pigeonholing them into a set musical placement. Okay, it’s definitely abrasive music. But damn, there’s just enough melodious treatment in their licks not to… Continue reading Baldwin’s August Review Trilogy Part 3: A Review of Goat Herder’s Foundations Once Thought Strong
Still Don’t Know What the Hell to Do this Labor Day Weekend?
… Don’t worry, Alternative Control has some suggestions. Saturday, 8/30 Kali Ma, Eyes of the Dead, Lightsbane, Continuum, Physics of Demise, and the Abberation at Cook’s Café in Naugatuck — A bill packed with local Connecticut metal favorites and a two-piece instrumental band from Vermont (The Abberation). Kali Ma’s guitarist moved to Florida and they… Continue reading Still Don’t Know What the Hell to Do this Labor Day Weekend?
NOISE ANNOYS AND THRILLS
According to the editor of this blog, I listen to some pretty weird music. While I guess calling something “weird” is just a matter of perspective, I do admit I sometimes listen and champion music that plays a little too much in the boundaries of several established scenes. I like it there, though it’s… Continue reading NOISE ANNOYS AND THRILLS