Hey, folks! In this installment of Listening Lately, I don’t even know what to do… There is SO MUCH GOOD MUSIC that comes across the blog’s path that it’s impossible to do justice to it all. But I’ll try to at least point you in the direction of some acts to check out… Local favorites… Continue reading Listening Lately: The Music Blogger’s Dilemma with Phat A$tronaut, Piss River, Aura Noir, and Howling Giant
AltCtrlToob: Going Down Under with Halfwait’s “Stand Alone”
This morning’s selection comes all the way from Australia: grunge rockers Halfwait. For fans of Foo Fighters and Blink 182, their full-length The Official comes out this June and they are now sharing the single “Stand Alone.” This lyric video shows a different Australia than the one pictured by my American, untravelled imagination; its litter, train… Continue reading AltCtrlToob: Going Down Under with Halfwait’s “Stand Alone”
AltCtrlToob, the Sexism Edition: Stormy Daniels vs. Swedish Chicks in the Snow
A friend and I have been having a running discussion about how gender factors into music marketing. For better or worse, we both agree that a woman in a heavy band will garner that band more audience and media interest. Is this a “good” thing? Depends on who you ask — but I haven’t found… Continue reading AltCtrlToob, the Sexism Edition: Stormy Daniels vs. Swedish Chicks in the Snow
Nerd Talk with Into the Storm
It’s a Nerd Talk takeover with Into The Storm! The Seattle sludge dealers had this to say to Alternative Control: “Movies, books, and games have shaped each of our lives in one form or another. Here is a sampling of the media that has influenced Into the Storm throughout their passage of time, recollected one… Continue reading Nerd Talk with Into the Storm
Mat Chat: A Wrestling Column That Appears With The Same Regularity As Brock Lesnar On TV
So, it’s been about two years since I wrote my last one of these columns. Have I been busy? Yes. But not just with wrestling related things. I have an intense side hobby as a music writer for a national, glossy music magazine. (You can get it at Barnes & Noble.) Plus, I work a… Continue reading Mat Chat: A Wrestling Column That Appears With The Same Regularity As Brock Lesnar On TV
Nerd Talk with Tom from Oceans
On this week’s edition of Nerd Talk, Tom Hollands of UK post-hardcore band Oceans takes over with a penchant for fantasy and many things Japanese. “I can’t speak for the rest of the band,” the guitarist says. “I think we all have rather varied tastes in other media… But here goes. It was hard to… Continue reading Nerd Talk with Tom from Oceans
EP Review: Oliver Cheung’s Remembrance
Hong Kong composer and multi-instrumentalist Oliver Cheung has released his first offering, an three-track instrumental EP titled Remembrance. It’s a pleasant, ambient listening experience, but it lacks passion. Cheung has a solid songwriting foundation; moments in “Fragments” and the title track gain momentum quite well. However, I feel this project would benefit from the input… Continue reading EP Review: Oliver Cheung’s Remembrance