“I will move the ground / Pull the curtains down / Wear my fist on my sleeve / And live while I breathe” The Who: The Moth & The Flame (Los Angeles, CA) The What: While the video’s black, white and wintry visualizations may be chilly and stark, everything about Brandon Robbins (vox, guitar), Andrew Tolman (drums), Michael Goldman (bass) […]
For a year we’ve been kicking around an idea to start a weekly YouTube series. We wanted to create something that would stand out from other entertainment sites video sessions. But after nearly nine months of brainstorming we realized we weren’t going to reinvent the wheel and thus Hanging Out with High Voltage was born. Each episode of the series […]
South By Southwest seems to be off to a slow start this year; the streets aren’t that busy, there isn’t an abundance of schedule conflicts and we actually made it to some panels! But like the tortoise taught us, slow and steady wins the race and this slow day was a great way to ease into the week to come. […]
The Who: Matthew Logan Vasquez (Austin, TX) The What: It’s not “Personal”: It’s just Matthew Logan Vasquez striking out on his own after four albums with Delta Spirit, in a return to the style of rock music that he truly loves. The truth is that Matt played almost every instrument on every song on his new solo album, Solicitor Returns; an album rife with edges, angles and […]
The Who: Futurebirds (Athens, GA) The What: Considering that their latest album is titled Hotel Parties, what else should we expect from Georgia’s Futurebirds? Trading in indie/Americana rock and not afraid to go a little psychedelic on you just for fun, their video for “twentyseven” is all about where two worlds meet: the idealized life of musicians vs that of their […]
The Who: AWOLNATION (Los Angeles, CA) The What: As far as songs go, the latest single from Aaron Bruno aka AWOLNATION’s Run album is an honest ode to the feminine and its music video, “A hymn to all women” according to director Marc Klasfeld (Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers). Featuring a bevy of brave natural women in full rock mode, according to Bruno […]
The Who: Mike Hill The What: The first single of a collaborative rock project spearheaded by Mike Hill that features a rotating “band” of 28 musicians is drawing attention near and far. “Look At Me Now” places The Voice Season 8 contestant Ashley Morgan on lead vocals whose powerful vocal delivery is truly a delight. While the video itself was […]
