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Live Review and Gallery: Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds with Kim Salmon, The Republic Hotel, Hobart, 24/04/2024

Arun Kendall April 25, 2024

I was with a couple of friends at the iconic Republic Hotel in Hobart who had never seen Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds live before. I felt a certain level of envy about what they were about to witness for the first time. I recalled the first time I saw the band around …

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Say Psych: News: Rotterdam’s Left of the Dial Festival – The Line-Up (so far…)

Le Crowley April 24, 2024

Last year, BSM had the pleasure of being part of the 2023 edition of the Left of the Dial, and needless to say, we were obsessed, and we are going back this year. To Left of the Dial, all bands are equally important. There are no headliners and even though not everyone might know the …

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Say Psych: News: Edinburgh Psych Fest announces more names!

Le Crowley April 24, 2024

Edinburgh Psych Fest, the sister festival to the UK’s leading Psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest, has announced the second wave of acts joining the bill for this September’s festival. Off the back of a huge first lineup announcement that featured Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Temples and NewDad, Edinburgh Psych Fest reveals more exciting …

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Album Review: Harvestman –‘Triptych: Part One’ : a breath-taking opening to an epic drone-folk series.

John Parry April 24, 2024

Steve Von Till (aka Harvestman) has always been a deep thinker who aims to reach beyond the surface level with his music. Probably more widely known as guitarist/vocalist/lynch pin of seminal post metal pioneers Neurosis and their experimental avant offshoot Tribes Of Neurot, his wider creative intentions have necessitated the release of a vibrant catalogue …

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News: Girl In Red Is Doing It Again Announces Australian Tour

Deb Pelser April 24, 2024

From Oslo to Oz: Girl in Red ‘Doing It Again Baby!’ on Australian Shores!