psych features – Backseat Mafia

Feature: Supreme Joy give us an exclusive track by track run down of their new album, Joy

If you’re a fan of Cool Ghouls, one of the bands mainstays, Ryan Wong, has today released an album ‘Joy’ of his own, under the moniker Supreme Joy. Based partly…

View Post

View Post

Feature: The 50 best albums of 2020

Well, it’s been a bit of a year, hasn’t it? Global pandemics, George Floyd, environmental issues, terrorism, dissatisfaction with those in charge, not least in the ongoing (it seems) fallout…

View Post

View Post

Feature / Playlist: Every track (on Spotify) for every John Peel festive 50

Over on our Spotify page, alongside all the playlists we’ve received from artists, albums of the year, our monthly playlists, psych playlists, classic DJ sets, not forgotten series and other…

View Post

View Post

Playlist: Poisoned Electrick Head – Tourbus Treats

Poisoned Electrick Head (Mk 1) were together twelve years (1986 – 1998), and probably spent ten of them in tourbuses of various types (the band officially reformed in 2009 and…

View Post

View Post

Say Psych: Recommendations Record Store Day 2017

The 10th Annual Record Store Day is nearly here and vinyl lovers country wide are chomping at the bit to get their hands on those special releases. The full list…

View Post

View Post

Say Psych: News: Full line up and playlist for Karma Fest V – Leeds 28.05.17

The late May Bank Holiday weekend once again see’s the psychonautic compass point to Eiger Studios, Leeds for the 5th Karma Fest. And once again, the line-up (to quote a…

View Post

View Post

Say Psych: Best Live Albums of 2016

OK here’s the thing. I’ve never been a massive fan of live albums. I love going to gigs and I love listening to records, but records of gigs have never…

View Post

View Post

Say Psych: Playlist 21/2016

A total mix of stuff this week. I started with a clean slate about two hours ago and have put together 15 tracks that help express how wide contemporary psychedelic…

View Post

View Post

Feature: Best of 2015: Backseat Mafia staffers pick their favourite gig photos from 2015

Before we start looking forward to 2016 and all that they may bring, Backseat Mafia’s live photographers have been taking a look back at the gigs we covered in 2015…

View Post

View Post

Psych Insight: 20 Essential Psych Albums 2015

Following the overwhelming feedback from last year’s Psych Insight ‘Essential Psych‘ list, Adam Harmsworth of Drone Rock Records and myself have embarked on the mammoth task of getting a list together for 2015.…

View Post