Psych
Say Psych: Premiere: Sister 9 Compilation – High on Low Fidelity
As part of their 20th Anniversary celebrations, Sister 9 Recordings present High On Low Fidelity — The M.A.D. Sessions, an intriguing insight into the roots of the label, the Parlour 9 era. It tells a fantastical story that has never been told before, and BSM is honoured to premiere it in full. In the early …
Northern Kin Festival. Thornley Hall Farm, Durham. 9th/10th/11th August 2024.
Back for it’s sixth year and in a new ‘venue’ Northern Kin 2024 certainly had some organisational issues to deal with prior to the weekend. Last year the weather caused chaos with the old site turning into a mudbath. This year the festival, on it’s new site at Thornley Hill Farm, was originally scheduled for …
News: The Flaming Lips Will Bring Their Wild Ride to Australia in 2025
Psychedelic Legends The Flaming Lips Return to Australia for 2025 Tour
Live Review and Gallery: The Jesus and Mary Chain eviscerate The Enmore Theatre, Sydney, supported by Merryn Jeann, 01.08.2024
It’s been quite a week for seeing my favourite bands, with the magnificent Underground Lovers in Melbourne last Saturday and now on a Thursday night, the legendary Jesus and Mary Chain (JAMC) graced the stage of the spectacular Enmore Theatre in Sydney. Of course the Enmore Theatre must be listed as the third act tonight …
Track: Red Telephone release new single, Delay The New Day, ahead of October album release
Red Telephone’s new single, “Delay The New Day,” is an engaging, slow-moving slice of scuffed-up indie rock with a notable nod towards the psychedelic. Guitars shimmer and chorus’ mesmerise as the track shuffles its way through, coaxing the listener along with it. Following their acclaimed debut album “Hollowing Out,” this Cardiff-based quintet continue to explore …
Live Gallery & Review: Kim Gordon at the Art Gallery NSW 18.07.2024
The Tank’s industrial skeleton provided a hauntingly perfect backdrop for Gordon’s powerful, atmospheric performance.
Meet: If Einsturzende Neubauten was the backing band for The Shangri-Las – we have a chat with Jim Reid from The Jesus and Mary Chain about the music, sobriety and offending Scarlett Johansson.
The Jesus and Mary Chain are about to embark on a tour of Australia as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations, and I caught up via Zoom with singer Jim Reid. The question I have always pondered was how the iconic album ‘Psycho Candy’ came into existence with its bizarre marriage of sonic chaos and …
News: The Cult Announce Australian Tour
Get ready, Australia—The Cult is bringing their explosive tour. downunder in November.
Say Psych: Album Review: The Third Sound – Most Perfect Solitude
Berlin psych/post-punk band The Third Sound have recently released their sixth studio album Most Perfect Solitude. It is the follow up to 2022’s First Light and has been eagerly anticipated for some time. The LP marks a new chapter, not just in sound but personnel, for the band led by Icelandic musician and author Hakon …
Live Gallery: Fever All Through the Night – Fever Ray Heats Up Sydney Opera House 05.06.2024
Everybody’s Got the Fever: Fever Ray sizzles at the Sydney Opera House.