Say Psych: Live Review: Left of the Dial Festival, Rotterdam 19/20/21 October – Part 2
Left of the Dial is an international showcase festival that takes place in mid-October in the centre of Rotterdam. It offers a cross section of the most relevant alternative artists of the moment. The festival is named after a song by The Replacements. ‘Left of the Dial’ is a reference to American radio stations. To find …
Video: Voodoo Radio – Dog
Cumbrian power-punk father-daughter duo Voodoo Radio continue to hurtle along since the release of debut record, Pop Pills via Holy Dotage Records back in January 2022. That collection of eight self-penned songs of pure pop-punk slayed all-comers. The band have continued to gain momentum since last year playing Twisterella and Kendall Calling, and having stacks …
Say Psych: Live Review: Left of the Dial Festival, Rotterdam 19/20/21 October – Part 1
Left of the Dial is an international showcase festival that takes place in mid-October in the centre of Rotterdam. It offers a cross section of the most relevant alternative artists of the moment. The festival is named after a song by The Replacements. ‘Left of the Dial’ is a reference to American radio stations. To find …
Say Psych: Live Review: Gang of Four @ O2 Ritz, Manchester 04.09.2023
words: Le Crowley // photos: Andi Callen BSM was thrilled to witness the infamous Gang Of Four last week as part of their UK tour. The band recently re-issued some of their early works on vinyl and CD including their debut album Entertainment! (1979) and follow up record Solid Gold (1981). Gang of Four was formed in Leeds in 1976 by …
Say Psych: Live Review: Golden Hours @ Aatma, Manchester 25.09.2023
Based between Brussels and Berlin, Golden Hours is comprised of past and present members of Gang Of Four, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tricky, The Fuzztones and The Third Sound, to name just a few. A band with mileage and stories, they trade in rock’n’roll missives that are at times dark, tense and hypnotic, at others sweaty, relentless …
Say Psych: News: The Conjuring – A New Psychedelic Festival for 2024
The mainstream music event has vanished chasing the white rabbit… The Conjuring (Northen Lights) has appeared within a flock of ravens. A two-day gathering that will cast spells along the darker waves of psychedelia has arrived which will take place 16-18 August 2024 and is described as “a one stage festival of noise that brings nine …
Preview: Gang of Four UK Tour
The infamous Gang Of Four are touring the UK at the end of this month and into October and BSM will be attending the Manchester show on 4 October. After having recently The band recently re-issued some of their early works on vinyl and CD including their debut album Entertainment (1979) and follow up record …
Say Psych: Live Review: Manchester Psych Fest 2023
The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest was back for its 10th edition, and BSM was privileged to be part of the 15 hour spectacle. The festival announced its biggest and most ambitious line up to date, with venues scattered across the length of Oxford Road. It also added more holistic pursuits …
Say Psych: Live Review: Thus Love @ YES Pink Room, Manchester 25.08.2023
Thus Love hail from Brattleboro, Vermont, an unlikely setting for the rise of a blistering trio who are setting the scene alight. The self-proclaimed queer post punk act have been selling out venues across Europe and tonight they have packed the pink room to capacity, and at the start of Manchester’s infamous Pride Weekender, they …
Say Psych: News: Left of the Dial completes 2023 line-up
With the addition of 30 new artists, the lineup for Rotterdam based showcase festival Left of the Dial is now complete. Because sifting through 30 artists will mostly likely not be a top priority for anyone, Left of the Dial has offered a tasty solution! These 30 artists – as well as the 90 previously …