It was a rough day in terms of new discoveries, most of the bands we watched were repeats of band’s we loved on day one and two (i.e. We Met Tomorrow, Skyroads, etc). Taymir had a shorter set than yesterday during the Netherlands Happy Hour that still left us wanting more after now seeing them twice in 24 hours. Kiven […]

Another fantastic day of international music discoveries. Although the majority of acts seemed to consist of bands overly employing the use of artificial noise; a synthesizer, a drum pad and some something that emanated sounds unnatural to bolster the music. But through that insanity we found some real gems: Bad//Dreems If the Replacements had an Australian accent, they would absolutely […]

It’s time for the 5th annual Culture Collide festival where international bands migrate to Los Angeles for a weekend of music discovery. Often times the bands playing wouldn’t have a chance of coming out this way if it wasn’t for the fine folks at Culture Collide scouring the best talent from around the world each year. And more often than […]

Supernatural is about to enter its 10th season. The longevity of the show is in large part due to the incredibly supportive fans and genuine enthusiasm of the cast, both which were on full display during San Diego Comic-Con’s Supernatural panel. Panelists Jensen Ackles (Dean), Jared Padalecki (Sam), Misha Collins (Castiel), Mark Sheppard (Crowley) and Jeremy Carver (show runner) all […]

This article was written by Travis Black, the newest addition to High Voltage. The presence of Middle Earth is nothing new for longtime attendees of the San Diego Comic Convention. Well over a decade ago in the summer of 2000 the first glimpse of footage for The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring was shown to a […]

As a new show with ties to previous incarnations (both a comic book and a movie), the San Diego Comic-Con press room for Constantine was abuzz with questions about the new NBC show and its titular character, especially in relation to this incarnation’s predecessors. Here’s the scoop: Matt Ryan who plays John Constantine was unfamiliar with the Hellblazer comics from […]

San Diego Comic-Con International is a convention like no other. It’s population size and location expansiveness is similar to South By Southwest but features a different caliber of people. The super fan, the uber fan, THE fanatic. These are the people who spend every penny collecting t-shirts, posters and various memorabilia. These are the people that create the websites, podcasts […]