I love it when I’m introduced to a new band by a friend and they really hit the mark when they guessed I’d be into it. Even better when that band recalls the sounds and […]
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.
Announcing A New Release And Interview With Philadelphia’s Tulipomania
Philadelphia’s Tulipomania have announced they will release a new single, which includes three tracks this upcoming September 15th. The first single from this collection is the Seahawks Remix of ‘Don’t Be So Sure’, which […]
Denver’s Plume Varia Debut ‘Fact | Fiction’, Produced By David J
Denver’s dream pop duo Plume Varia recently released their debut LP ‘Fact | Fiction‘, produced by David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) and is nothing less than brilliant. Cherie Cobbs’ pristine and mesmerizing vocals with […]
Legendary Producer John Fryer Premiers New Black Needle Noise Video For ‘Neon Noir’
Legendary Producer John Fryer premiers his new video for ‘Neon Noir’ off his latest release from Black Needle Noise, ‘Lost In Reflections’. This retro style video, featuring Dr. Strangefryer himself, broadcasts and spins it’s […]
New American Anymen EP Takes a Stance Against Trump’s America
“So just what is American Anymen on about? The American dream gone wrong… with an awesomely jagged sonic formula drawing me back to have another listen” – The Spill Magazine “American Anymen slams its fist […]
An Interview With John Andrew Fredrick Of The Black Watch
It’s better to be late on the bandwagon than never at all, right? That’s how I feel about my recent discovery of The Black Watch with John Andrew Fredrick (go ahead, judge me if […]
David J Premiers New Video For ‘Feel Like Robert Johnson at The Three Forks Saloon’
David J premier’s his new video for ‘’Feel Like Robert Johnson at The Three Forks Saloon’ off of his latest release ‘Vagabond Songs’, Dbl Lp (Last Hurrah Records). This track collaborates the talent of […]
Toggo Returns With New EP ‘Ultrarock’
As a music photographer back in the early 2000’s, driving down to L.A. every weekend into the middle of the indie music scene was not unusual, in fact it was a given. There was nothing like […]
Black Needle Noise Artist Spotlight With Ana Breton ‘And Nothing Remains’
There’s something psychedelic about Ana Breton’s earliest childhood memories of growing up in South Florida and then later moving to Washington D.C. The kaleidoscope of warm sunny days, spending time at the beach with family, […]
An Interview With Atlanta’s Parsons Rocket Project
Atlanta-based Parsons Rocket Project blasts off with their six track self-titled debut EP this August. It’s a shooting star of dream-gaze, indie rock and space rock somewhere between Blonde Redhead, Echo and the Bunnymen, and […]
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