/Countdown /2022 /Gigs

Back to writing about the best gigs of the year for the first time in three years. Some statistics for my gig-going in 2022. I went to 36 shows (each […]

/Countdown /2022 /Albums

Onto the third week of /Countdown/2021 on amodelofcontrol.com, and this week I’m looking at the best albums of the year. As I’m sure I’ve explained before, I treat the “year” […]

/Memory of a Festival /035 /Goth City 6 /Leeds /07-10 Jul 2022

It’s been a long time since I was last at any kind of festival in person. The last one I went to was the all-dayer 10 Ten Years of Chaos […]

/Tuesday Ten /495 /Tracks of the Month /Jun-22

A week that has brought yet more appalling news from the US and elsewhere, and it’s all feeling a bit grim really, isn’t it?

/Tuesday Ten/488/Sell Out

“Sell Out”. It has long been the cry of alternative or underground music fans as their beloved bands get to a certain size, and move from independent labels to major […]

/Welcome to the Future/198/Events, Livestreams and 2022 New Releases round-up

Into 2022 and the cold, grey January, and on the first Friday of 2022, it is time for my traditional round-up of what we know about (relevant) new music coming […]

/Countdown/2021/Albums

Onto the third and final week of /Countdown/2021 on amodelofcontrol.com, and this week I’m looking at the best albums of the year. As I’m sure I’ve explained before, I treat […]

/Countdown/2020/Albums

Onto the third and final week of /Countdown/2020 on amodelofcontrol.com, and this week I’m looking at the best albums of the year. As I’m sure I’ve explained before, I treat […]

/Countdown/2020/Tracks

Continuing the amodelofcontrol.com review of 2020, which this week turns attention to the best tracks of the year. Next week will be the wrap of the best albums of 2020.