Consequence Of Time marks 25 years since Pennsylvania doom metal stalwarts Pale Divine began their career. The fantastical album cover features a scythe-endowed wizard-type figure and the press release contains references to classic prog rock and metal. The promo photos feature the band with a woodland background in all their leather jacketed, long-haired and bandana-wearing… Continue reading Album Review: Pale Divine’s Consequence of Time (Cruz Del Sur, June 19th/26th)
AltCovid: The Ballad Of 2020, or How Bair Spent His Quarantine
It has been far, far too long, Alternative Control. It brings me great joy to be contributing once again to a blog that has always given myself and my contemporaries here an opportunity to showcase entertainment that we believe deserves recognition (or steer you away from something less so). When I reached out to Esteemed… Continue reading AltCovid: The Ballad Of 2020, or How Bair Spent His Quarantine
Guerrilla Ghost Releases New Single
Remember Guerrilla Ghost?? Alternative Control premiered the Milwaukee hip-hop duo’s single “Daughters” back in 2018, off their debut album Perpetually Sad Motion Machine. Now the guys will be unleashing their sophomore album this summer. Check out all the details — and their new single! — below. From the PR Wire…. “Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man”… Continue reading Guerrilla Ghost Releases New Single
Album Review: Wino’s Forever Gone (Ripple, June 26th)
The best music makes you feel something. It communicates something universal and beyond words. You can’t put your finger on it but you know when you find it. This quality can be traced back and found in the output of artists such as Neil Young and Steve Earle, in country music, in old time American… Continue reading Album Review: Wino’s Forever Gone (Ripple, June 26th)
Brandy And The Butcher Release New Single
South Carolina punk rockers Brandy And The Butcher have unleashed the first single, “Ballerina,” off their debut LP Dick Circus. Check it out below! Dick Circus by Brandy and the Butcher Dick Circus is, ahem, coming to town on August 21st, 2020 in digital and vinyl formats. Fans of 70s and 80s punk and… Continue reading Brandy And The Butcher Release New Single
Album Review: Barren Womb’s Lizard Lounge (Loyal Blood Records, May 22nd)
Believe it or not, this publication has a little bit of history with this hard-charging Norwegian/Finnish duo. We were one of the first US publications to review Barren Womb’s excellent debut, The Sun’s Not Yellow, It’s Chicken back in 2014; the track “Kill Hicks” was featured on our 2014 compilation Quality Control Volume 2. In addition, when… Continue reading Album Review: Barren Womb’s Lizard Lounge (Loyal Blood Records, May 22nd)
Listening Lately: Covet, The Hawkins, and Curse the Son
2020 may be the year we’d like to return for a full refund, but at least there’s some good music coming out. My current escape is Covet’s new album technicolor (lower case intentional), released June 5th on Triple Crown Records. The mostly-instrumental California trio serves up an engaging sophomore album; effervescent guitar riffs perform a… Continue reading Listening Lately: Covet, The Hawkins, and Curse the Son