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Manchester Psych Fest, the UK’s premier psychedelic music and arts festival, has today delivered the second wave of acts for the huge one-dayer, taking place in Manchester on Saturday 5th September 2026. Stereolab, Ty Segall, Allah-las, Anna Von Hausswolff and many more added to Manchester Psych Fest 2026 lineup. Over twenty new acts join the …

Edinburgh Psych Fest announces Stereolab, Model/Actriz, Gwenno, GHOSTWOMAN, The Mystery Lights & more for the 2026 festival. The sister festival to the UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest returns to Scotland’s capital on Sunday 6th September 2026 after a hugely successful 2025. The psychedelic and psychedelic-influenced one-day festival announces the first …

The full line-up for the 2026 Fuzz Club Festival has today been revealed. A two-day celebration of global psychedelia and all things fuzz, reverb and drone, the festival (founded by the London-based label of the same name and now on its fifth edition) returns to the Effenaar in Eindhoven, the Netherlands over 1st and 2nd May 2026.  …

Rhys Bloodjoy is a one man noise machine, using sophisticated loops, echo drenched harmonies and reverb soaked melodies to create a truly unique style all of his own. His new EP is something special, and we had to see what all the fuss was about! His debut album Human.Pattern.Repeat. at the start of the pandemic …

Sister 9 Recordings have just announced pre-orders for Rhys Bloodjoy‘s upcoming Evils Highway EP with an exclusive Backseat Mafia Video Premiere of the lead single, ‘I Believe I Can Die’! The EP will be Bloodjoy’s first solo release since last year’s album, The Chaos In Veins—and is set for release on 31 October. For the …

The Dirt are back with a new album after a thirty month gap. In that time they have scaled the length and breadth of the country and now hit us with a Monkeypunch. Released on independent label Sister9 Recordings. The Dirt are Pennines based Jack and Sachiko, a marital Anglo-Japanese couple who create alternative psychedelic …

The Stargazer Lillies are are Kim Field and John Cep, romantic partners and founding members of the electronic influenced group, Soundpool. BSM is honoured to bring you the video premiere of their new single, ‘Perfect World’. Known for their blend of shoegaze, dream pop, psychedelia and most notably their unique blend of shoegaze and disco. …

The Dirt are a name that seems to be ever more on everyone’s lips at the moment, with a new album imminent we tracked them down and had a chat to see what makes them tick. Hey guys, thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us. Lets start easy, tell us a …

Sour Grapes brought back their one day festival for the fourth time this month. Hosted at Projekts Skatepark, with free skating for tickets holders, Sicilian street food to hand and an enviable eight band bill, the event was truly a feast for the senses. With two of the heavier hitters unfortunately dropping out very late …

The annual pilgrimage to Eindhoven is a foot, those into psych and its many sub genres are heading there from all over the world for the forth edition of Fuzz Club Festival. This years line up is packed with veritable treats, and a few new names, to cater to all tastes. Before we get into …