Mondays are as good a day as any to play musical catch-up so here’s a selection of releases that may have missed your radar and yet are worth catching up on for various reasons. From power pop to hard rock to a surprising musical turn that many Silverchair fans probably didn’t see coming, here’s your Music Monday. Daniel Johns: Aerial […]

Final day of WonderCon! It will be so odd tomorrow not walking amidst a crowd of Dr. Whos, zombies, and creepy rabbits (a popular costume this Easter weekend). The energy in the hall today was exciting, but also a bit frantic as people ran around from booth to booth picking up all the merchandise they’d been eyeing through the weekend. […]

Wonder Con day two was all about nerd girl power! The day began with the official launch of the LA chapter of Geek Girls Brunch. Geek Girl Brunch formed in NYC by nerd girls Jamila, Yissel, and Rachel. Since its origin, chapters have been launching around the world. Almost twenty awesomely nerdy women came together to share their love of […]

This was my first day of WonderCon and I wasn’t sure what to expect. On Thursday, the set up for our High Voltage small press booth revealed a much larger convention floor than I anticipated – especially considering the surprising lack of press releases with come hither incentives from exhibitors. It all kind of clicked while waiting in line to […]

When I woke up this morning there were three thoughts foremost on my mind: breakfast, the 80% chance of rain all damned day and that SXSW was over. Here’s something that you need to understand: SXSW is my happy place. That’s not hyperbole, exaggeration or a figure of speech. It’s simply the time and place of the year when and […]

As SXSW comes to a close, we asked attendees and artists (like Taylor Hanson, The Contenders and Zella Day) what they learned this year. Some amusing, some with solid advice and some who were just plain spent. Plus performances from Young Rising Sons and Colony House. Until next year Austin, thanks for having us! Y’all get home safe now, y’hear.

SXSW can be about many things: Music, networking, your job, etc. Today, it became mostly about the free food. Breakfast tacos abounded at the BMI Brunch and registrants lounge, the Aussie BBQ featured delicious smelling sausages from Frank’s, and High Voltage was invited to the 101/Team Hans Cookout where we nibbled on pizza, mini-sandwiches, and guacamole. All of this before […]