I want to preface this article with a big shout out and thank you to Anastasia Chatzka (Sew Anastasia on YouTube) for her amazing tutorial video “How to Sew a Patch Onto Anything”. I highly recommend anyone looking to make their first battle vest to give it a watch, it was so helpful when I… Continue reading Show Me Your Patches with the Metal Mayan, Rodey Tsapralis
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Show Me Your Patches: TOMMY CONCRETE
Tommy Concrete is a name that resonates within the metal and punk scenes, both within his native Scotland and further afield. His resume is eclectic, from his time in legendary punks The Exploited to fronting Man of the Hour, playing with Jackal-Headed Guard of the Dead, publishing a horror novel based on extreme metal tape… Continue reading Show Me Your Patches: TOMMY CONCRETE
SHOW ME YOUR PATCHES with ERIK CAPLAN of THUNDERBIRD DIVINE
The blog is excited to have Erik Caplan of Thunderbird Divine show us his patches! The singer, guitarist, and theremin player for this Philly stoner rock outfit has an interesting theme to his current battle vest, and is also leading the way for a new generation of patch enthusiasts. Be sure to catch Thunderbird Divine… Continue reading SHOW ME YOUR PATCHES with ERIK CAPLAN of THUNDERBIRD DIVINE
SHOW ME YOUR PATCHES with Artist and Drummer JIM CLEGG
If you’ve been following Alternative Control for any length of time, you know the work of Jim Clegg. Most recently, he created the epic cover art for our Volume Doom compilation — and over the years, he’s photographed and interviewed the likes of One Eyed Doll, Mother Feather, and Motorhead for the blog. You may… Continue reading SHOW ME YOUR PATCHES with Artist and Drummer JIM CLEGG
Show Me Your Patches: Sleeping Village Reviews
Sleeping Village Reviews started off sharing in-depth music commentary on Instagram, recently adding a “brick and mortar” website as well. This week, The Administrator shares some patch love with AltCtrl…. I seldom get to show this thing off, so let me wax poetic for a moment. This jacket is quite young, considering, and patch collecting… Continue reading Show Me Your Patches: Sleeping Village Reviews
Show Me Your Patches: Dread These Days
Jeff Apuzzo, vocalist of brutal Connecticut metal/hardcore outfit Dread These Days, shares a thoughtful ode to his battle vest… The editor suspects many readers will find his sentiment of “adulting on the outside and metal on the inside” highly relatable. My vest. Where do I even start?!? It’s the single piece of clothing that still… Continue reading Show Me Your Patches: Dread These Days
Show Me Your Patches: Deathkings
Bassist and frontman Nicolas Rocha of Los Angeles sludge band Deathkings shows us his patches…. The editor agrees, that backpatch is badass! My first patch on this vest was my Conan the Barbarian Thulsa Doom/twin-headed snake back patch. Anybody that knows me knows that love all things Conan! The one I travelled the farthest for would technically be… Continue reading Show Me Your Patches: Deathkings