Pete International Airport’s third album, It Felt Like the End of the World, is a triumph of process and vision. Named after a song by Peter G. Holmström’s other band, The Dandy Warhols, the eclectic […]
Author: Judy Lyon
Judy Lyon is a Music Photographer and Journalist originating from the L.A. area and now a PNW transplant. Her early days of working in T.V. and Film in the late 1990s eventually brought her to still photography. In 2000 on she spent most weekends searching the L.A and Ventura County club scene in search of great up and coming talent. Fast forward twenty years to thousands of photographs and words later with many publishings along the way...she's had the opportunity to photograph and write about many talented artists such as; Love and Rockets, Bauhaus, Jane's Addiction, The Dandy Warhols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dave Pirner, Peter Murphy, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Gene Love Jezebel, The Cult, Mike Peters, and Black Needle Noise, just to name a few. Today she continues this journey of documentation with Torched Magazine in search of great up and coming talent to long time favorites.
Torched Live Review- Clan Of Xymox At Johnny Brenda’s In Philly
Clan Of Xymox live at Johnny Brenda’s, Philly Words and photos by Patrick Bowersock Arriving at Johnny Brenda’s in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philly, the currently hip area, sadly makes parking a chaotic nightmare. Fortunately […]
Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys In The Campfire Announce Debut Album ‘WRONGER’, Out June 2
You can needle-drop at any juncture of the Minneapolis native’s four-decade-plus career and find a moment of great significance. Stinson was a founding and lifetime member of The Replacements. He was a key second-generation ingredient in Guns […]
Love And Rockets Announce May Tour!
LOVE AND ROCKETS, the seminal, groundbreaking trio of Daniel Ash, David J, and Kevin Haskins, has announced a round of dates that follow their performance at this year’s Cruel World Festival on May 20th in Pasadena, CA. The tour dates are: […]
The Cranberries Celebrates The 30th Anniversary Of ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’ with Immersive Dolby Atmos Remixes
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Cranberries’ groundbreaking debut album, Island/UMe is releasing Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? in Dolby ATMOS Music. “The Atmos remixes are a whole different listening experience for us,” says drummer Fergal […]
VNV Nation Release First Song ‘Before The Rain’ Off Forthcoming Album ‘Electric Sun’, Kick Off European Tour!
VNV Nation returns with a new single “Before the Rain” off the forthcoming album Electric Sun (via Metropolis Records) slated for release on April 14, 2023. The single release is the first in a series […]
Clan Of Xymox Announce North American Tour To Begin March 2, 2023!
Metropolis recording artists CLAN OF XYMOX will soon embark on a 33 show tour of North America that begins in Columbus, Ohio on March 2nd. The beloved band formed in Holland in 1982 and quickly […]
After a Year of Life-Threatening Battles, Mike Peters / THE ALARM Roar Back With New Song/Video “Next”
“Are you ready for what’s next,” asks Mike Peters, frontman of THE ALARM, “the second greatest rock and roll band in the world” (Bono, U2) in his brand-new song “Next,” the video for which premiers today. “Words cannot express […]
The Church Share Statuesque Pop Song ‘No Other You’ Off Forthcoming Album The Hypnogogue, Pre-Order Now!
Providing a savory spoonful to whet our insatiable appetites for more new music, The Church has just released the third single – “No Other You” – from their forthcoming album THE HYPNOGOGUE (release date: February 24, 2023, via […]
Toronto-based band A Primitive Evolution unleash Cover Of Motorhead’s ‘Ace Of Spades’
With their unique brand of dark electronic metal, the Toronto-based band A Primitive Evolution (A.P.E.) will soon be unleashing their cover of Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” This long-awaited follow-up to their 2018 album “Becoming,” will […]
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