Feature photo by Petër Jönes Poptone with Automatic opening at The Wonder Ballroom in Portland on May 19, 2018 was very much a yin and yang kind of evening for me. Poptone played one of […]
Poptone With Automatic Tour Gallery -The Neptune Theater Seattle 2018
Poptone played live to a full house with Automatic opening at The Neptune Theater in Seattle on May 18, 2018. Their set list included many fan favorites spanning an impressive 40 year back catalogue consisting […]
Shriekback Announce New Album ‘Why Anything? Why This?’ With Preview For ‘And The Rain’
Seminal British alternative rock outfit Shriekback has announced they will release their fourteenth album ‘Why Anything? Why This?’ on May 25. As a teaser, they are previewing the first single ‘And The Rain’, along with […]
The Damned’s Rat Scabies releases ‘Chew On You’ from Debut Solo Album P.H.D. (Prison, Hospital, Debt)
Rat Scabies of legendary co-founder of punk rock icons The Damned has announced his forthcoming debut solo album ‘P.H.D. (Prison, Hospital, Debt)’. Ahead of this release, he is previewing the album’s lead track ‘Chew on […]
Italy’s Stella Diana Talk About Forthcoming Release ’57’
Named after the ancient name of planet Venus (Morning Star), Stella Diana were formed in 1998 in Southern Italy’s city of Naples by Dario Torre (vocals and guitar) and Giacomo Salzano (bass guitar), joined […]
Torched Review – Black Needle Noise ‘La diosa y el hombre’ Featuring Madame ur y sus Hombres
Some songs instantly resonate on a more emotional level, such is the case for John Fryer’s Black Needle Noise with ‘La diosa y el hombre’ featuring the ethereal vocals of Tijuana favorite Azzul Monra (Madame ur […]
Torched Live Review – Pete International Airport Brings It Home
It was the perfect evening in Portland for a night out on the town with great live music going on all over. Playing at Mississippi Studios on April 29th was Pete International Airport, a neo […]
Pete International Airport Reveals New Video for ‘Flowers Of Evil’ Featuring Robert Levon Been
They say all good things are worth waiting for as ‘Safer With The Wolves’ took 6 years instead of the original 6 weeks to complete. The first single ‘Flowers Of Evil’ features the dark and […]
Claudio Conti’s ‘Blazing Lair’ Touches The Heart Of L.A.
It’s not every day that we let our ears wander as far away as Italy but today gives ripe occasion as singer-songwriter Claudio Conti introduces his new video for ‘Blazing Lair’. This is a sonic […]
Poptone Tour Gallery 2017
…And the moment you’ve all been waiting for..and if you didn’t know, Torched Magazine put a call out for Poptone fan photos / 2017 a few months back and here are the results! Thank […]
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