AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “No Likes” by DANNY ACEDO

Here at Alternative Control, we hold ourselves to the highest journalistic standards, never allowing our personal projects to cross streams with blog coverage. Now without further ado, let’s talk with two of my old Pink Missile bandmates — one of whom became my husband several years after the band broke up! Local musician and Stamford… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “No Likes” by DANNY ACEDO

Track Premiere: “Sickness” by HOSEMEN

After years of seeing guitarist/singer Anthony Quinn Carpanzano — better known simply as Quinn — perform around Stamford, Connecticut in various incarnations of his musical vision, I have to say….  It’s about goddamn time.  Hosemen’s upcoming album Saturday Nite Conformity elevates the band’s music from local barroom grooves to transcendent, anthemic rock n roll.  Production… Continue reading Track Premiere: “Sickness” by HOSEMEN

Talkin’ With Trug: Anthony Truglio of Liege Lord Tells All to Master, er, Alternative Control

Anthony Truglio, guitarist and founding member of Stamford metal warriors Liege Lord, sat down with Alternative Control in February to tell us what’s going on with his seemingly immortal band.  The former Metal Blade outfit, which was founded in 1982 and regrouped in the 2000s, is playing at Norwalk’s Wall Street Theater on March 9th… Continue reading Talkin’ With Trug: Anthony Truglio of Liege Lord Tells All to Master, er, Alternative Control

Top Ten Articles of 2018

As Frank Sinatra would say, “It was a very good year,” whether in the spring or autumn.  Here at Alternative Control, we’d like to think we’re in an endless summer…  2018 was the Year of Nerd Talk and the Year of the Interview, as you can see from our list of most-viewed articles. 10. Nerd… Continue reading Top Ten Articles of 2018

Sanhedrin: Riding on the Dawn to Fiddler’s Green

Sanhedrin -- Photo by Susan Abramson

Sanhedrin entranced me when I saw them open for Khemmis at Brooklyn’s St. Vitus in early 2017.  The ferocious trad/doom trio seemed to come out of nowhere, only playing a handful of shows a year — but on big stages, opening for national headliners.  And now through some wizardous aligning of the metal scene planets,… Continue reading Sanhedrin: Riding on the Dawn to Fiddler’s Green

Anthony Quinn Carpanzano Incites a Riot for the Freaks and Geeks of Stamford

Anthony Quinn Carpanzano, better known simply as “Quinn,” has been a fixture in the Stamford music scene for decades.  Quinn stands out in a sea of self-interested local musicians as someone who has altruistically dedicated himself to making The Scene thrive.  In addition to playing in his own original bands and as a solo artist,… Continue reading Anthony Quinn Carpanzano Incites a Riot for the Freaks and Geeks of Stamford

Birding is So Metal, Part III: The Fashion Scene

Editor’s Note: This is the third and final installment of Vanessa’s Birding is So Metal series.  If you enjoy this column, check out “Finding the Scene” and “Scene Etiquette.”   I am no fashion plate. I’ve been known to wear the same pair of jeans for weeks, until they get up and walk themselves to the… Continue reading Birding is So Metal, Part III: The Fashion Scene