REGULAR, ENGLISH SPEAKING GENTLEMEN… DAVID J / PAT FISH (THE JAZZ BUTCHER) MANCHESTER ACADEMY 3 24 OCTOBER 2019 Pat Fish is the last of the great British Troubadours, the epitome of ‘Have Guitar, Will […]
Category: Reviews
Andrew J Brooksbank Reviews Darwin’s New Album Release ‘So Few Comets’
DARWIN – SO FEW COMETS Every once in a while something extraordinary land’s in your lap, in more recent times two sonic miracles have landed in mine, the first was an LP called Starfishing […]
Torched Exclusive Premiere – Raymond Watts’ <PIG> ‘Divine Descent’
<PIG> brings us the second single and video directed by Luke Dangler off their new limited edition EP ‘MOBOCRACY’ entitled ‘Divine Descent’. Raymond Watts aka ‘The Lord of Lard’, who is the mastermind behind this […]
Bauhaus Historian Andrew J Brooksbank Reviews David J’s Upcoming Release ‘Missive To An Angel From The Halls Of Infamy And Allure’
MISSIVE TO AN ANGEL FROM THE HALLS OF INFAMY AND ALLURE DAVID J David has recently explained that this album is principally a complex, confessional love letter to his wife, describing in song (and […]
Torched Live Review – The Cure At Exit Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia
The Cure at Exit Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia By Radmila Djurica All photos courtesy of Exit Festival It is very difficult to even begin to describe what was The Cure for me personally […]
Torched Live Review – Drab Majesty, Xeno & Oaklander, Body of Light, And Lovelorn At Underground Arts In Philly
Feature photo by Michael Mitchell Drab Majesty Xeno & Oaklander Body of Light Lovelorn August 11, 2019 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA Feature photo by Michael Mitchell Drab Majesty are on the second leg […]
Torched Live Review – Alex Maas (The Black Angels) With Darwin At The Chapel In San Francisco
Alex Maas made a solo appearance recently at The Chapel in San Francisco. He is best known as a founding member of the Austin, TX psych rock band The Black Angles (vocals, bass, organ/drone […]
Torched Live Review – The Alarm At The Aladdin Theater In Portland
The Alarm blazed through Portland Oregon on their Sigma LXXXV Tour recently with a highly energized live performance at The Aladdin Theater. They are currently making their way across the U.S. in support of their newest […]
Torched Album Review Darwin – So Few Comets
Darwin So Few Comets By Petër Jönes I always have music accompanying my daily life. Usually I can find songs that are well-suited for my moods and the atmospheres of my environment. Very rarely do I […]
Torched Album Review – POW! Shift
POW! Shift Castle Face POW! are just that. Quick, sharp, shocking, loud. This is their fourth album for the Castle Face label. The band is now comprised of just Byron Blum and Melissa Blue […]
