In 1964, Indian Records Inc. was founded by Oscar Humphrey in Watonga, Oklahoma. The business actually began as a shop called Cheyenne Indian Supplies, which sold various Native American supplies, especially beads. Humphrey began getting many customers asking for records of Native American music. After his friends also showed an interest in making recordings, Humphrey […]

October 17, 2021 | News

Last year on the Torn Light website I made a list of 10 movies that I felt were essential watching for the Halloween season, and this year I’ve tripled the count, and focused primarily on some deep dives into horror history, and wanted to recommend some gems I’ve uncovered over the years, some real favorites […]

October 5, 2021 | News

Limited mixtape series done on recycled cassettes.

September 29, 2021 | News

CLUSTER-LAND   Written by Michael Roden a Cincinnati Native in 1981 “Cluster-Land” is a 24 page homage to his favorite bands and the psychedelic realm of Kraut Rock / Space Rock. Roden was the founder and main creative force behind is small imprint Thru Black Hole Comix and followed in the same style of people […]

February 6, 2021 | News

Today is the first of hopefully many more blog posts to our website. We attempt to save as much print ephemera as possible as it comes through the store. This is where we will showcase what we’ve collected. Shown in our featured image above… a Rhino Records “Save the LP” 1987 campaign donating a portion […]

November 14, 2020 | News

Torn Light’s Halloween Season Movie Watchlist – by Justin Wiese We’re midway through October of 2020, truly one of the most ghoulish years of all time, and we at Torn Light thought that we could share our list of Halloween season film recommends that contain classics as well as some deep cuts to put into […]

October 22, 2020 | News