Continued from here… Flying Lotus – You’re Dead I admit, I’m not much a fan of the r&b or hip-hop genres. There are a few isolated artists that I admire, but I’ve never been able to delve into this sort of music fully. I was cynical about branching out my musical tastes when I was… Continue reading Baldwin’s Top Albums of the Year Part 2
Tag: Best of 2014
Alternative Control’s Top 10 Articles of 2014
Google Analytics has spoken! Here are the most viewed articles we wrote in 2014: 10. Dead By Wednesday Hits the Road with Shadows Fall and What’s Wrong With My Nipples? (a tie!) 9. Bair Witness: ComiCONN in Bridgeport 8. Tom’s Best Albums and Others of 2014 and Manners for Beach Goers (Another tie!) 7. … Continue reading Alternative Control’s Top 10 Articles of 2014
A Year in Review
The following is a disjointed ramble, but such is the nature of things these days. The difference is there will be no hash tags.
14 Random Search Terms That Led to AltCtrl in 2014
From Mazzy Star to nipples to chicken wings, Alternative Control is a go-to resource for Google users worldwide. (Apparently….) Here are a few the weirdest search terms that brought people to our site, linked to the article that I *think* the searcher found. There’s a lot of nudity and a lot of The Scene;… Continue reading 14 Random Search Terms That Led to AltCtrl in 2014
The 9 Best Albums of 2014
By Pixie I wanted 10, but well, that’s on you, AFI (Marilyn Manson) and Gaslight Anthem (I don’t even KNOW). I used to love you, you assholes!! 1. The Theatre Zombies — In Early Mourning Local band or not, this is the best fucking album of the year. The Theatre Zombies, since the first… Continue reading The 9 Best Albums of 2014
Baldwin’s Top Albums of the Year – Part 1
It’s that time of year again, when I take a moment to confuse and disgust people. It’s obvious that my Top Albums of the Year lists are pretty personal. Although a few of these entries will no doubt be on many lists this December (because they’re awesome), I realize that most of the music… Continue reading Baldwin’s Top Albums of the Year – Part 1
It Was a Very Good Year… Tom’s Best Albums and Others of 2014
This has been a very good year for loud rock, from a purely artistic standpoint, in that there more albums this year that were worthy of this list. In fact, it was a little difficult to break this down into just 11 records, so what split the list between two parts. The first part is… Continue reading It Was a Very Good Year… Tom’s Best Albums and Others of 2014