Crossing Rubicon: Giving It No Less Than Everything

Connecticut hard rockers Crossing Rubicon have been in the headlines a lot lately — from press releases on blogs worldwide to a news blurb on Blabbermouth, and most recently a “haterade” column on Metalsucks that mercilessly tore the band apart…. And garnered their lyric video “Unhinged“ thousands of views on Youtube. On October 23rd, I met four… Continue reading Crossing Rubicon: Giving It No Less Than Everything

It’s Here! Free Downloads of Quality Control Volume 1: Tracks 13-17

As car CD players are become a thing of the past and boomboxes take their place in ancient history, Alternative Control has no choice but to forge into the future.  Below, please find FREE DOWNLOADS of tracks 13-17 on Quality Control Volume 1, along with information about each band.  Thank you for supporting local music! 

The Bair Truth: Crossing Rubicon on Videos, Eyeliner, and Being Fed Beers on Stage

  The guy in the Slayer shirt says it’s not heavy enough. The guy in the Dream Theater shirt says it’s not proggy enough. The guy in the Death shirt simply walks to the bar for another beer. Meanwhile, they sold out of their own t-shirts, they worked with Hollywood production to make their premiere… Continue reading The Bair Truth: Crossing Rubicon on Videos, Eyeliner, and Being Fed Beers on Stage

Bair Grills… “Perfection in Life” Music Video by Crossing Rubicon

Polished. Professional. Powerful. Three words that every artist should aspire to embody, words that I don’t use casually and never misappropriate. These words apply in earnest to Crossing Rubicon, an unsigned act out of Bristol, CT who has stormed the Webster Theater many times in recent years, opening for national acts on the main stage… Continue reading Bair Grills… “Perfection in Life” Music Video by Crossing Rubicon