Listening Lately: Gettin’ It Covered with The Wall [Redux] and Rake and Roads

A good cover song shows how one artist has inspired another — and that’s exactly what’s happening with Crawling for Carrion’s upcoming release Rake and Roads and in spades on The Wall [Redux]. Crawling for Carrion is the collaborative project of multi-instrumentalist Chris West; Alternative Control readers might remember one of his many bands Glanville,… Continue reading Listening Lately: Gettin’ It Covered with The Wall [Redux] and Rake and Roads

Listening Lately: Glanville, Apocrophex, Hekate, and The Proud Flesh

I’ve come across quite the array of music in the past few weeks!  First up, we have German rockers Glanville with their debut EP First Blood.  There are times when as a music reviewer, I’m impatient — a song has to catch my attention within about five seconds or the email goes right in the… Continue reading Listening Lately: Glanville, Apocrophex, Hekate, and The Proud Flesh

AltCtrlToob, The Procrastination Edition: Knifey and Glanville Stayed on the List

These couple videos have been on my review list for awhile, but they were too good to forget about. The first video is from Canadian garage rockers Knifey, who chronicled “Serf” off their debut album beached.  This is pure Weezer-worship, from the guitar tone to the harmonies to the self-effacing lyrics — and I love… Continue reading AltCtrlToob, The Procrastination Edition: Knifey and Glanville Stayed on the List