diff --git a/mopidy/__main__.py b/mopidy/__main__.py
index 181bef96..0d02b416 100644
--- a/mopidy/__main__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__main__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from mopidy import config
 from mopidy.exceptions import ConfigError
 from mopidy.mpd.server import MpdServer
 
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy')
+
 def main():
     _setup_logging(2)
     backend = _get_backend(config.BACKEND)
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ def _setup_logging(verbosity_level):
 def _get_backend(name):
     module_name = name[:name.rindex('.')]
     class_name = name[name.rindex('.') + 1:]
+    logger.info('Loading: %s from %s', class_name, module_name)
     module = __import__(module_name, globals(), locals(), [class_name], -1)
     class_object = getattr(module, class_name)
     instance = class_object()
diff --git a/tests/backends/__init__.py b/tests/backends/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cec58c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/backends/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from mopidy.models import Track
+
+class BaseCurrentPlaylistControllerTest(object):
+    uris = []
+    backend_class = None
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.backend = self.backend_class()
+
+    def test_add(self):
+        playlist = self.backend.current_playlist
+
+        for uri in self.uris:
+            playlist.add(uri)
+            self.assertEqual(uri, playlist.tracks[-1].uri)
+
+    def test_add_at_position(self):
+        playlist = self.backend.current_playlist
+
+        for uri in self.uris:
+            playlist.add(uri, 0)
+            self.assertEqual(uri, playlist.tracks[0].uri)
+
+        # FIXME test other placements
+
+class BasePlaybackControllerTest(object):
+    backend_class = None
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.backend = self.backend_class()
+
+    def test_play(self):
+        playback = self.backend.playback
+
+        self.assertEqual(playback.state, playback.STOPPED)
+
+        playback.play()
+
+        self.assertEqual(playback.state, playback.PLAYING)
+
+    def test_next(self):
+        playback = self.backend.playback
+
+        current_song = playback.playlist_position
+
+        playback.next()
+
+        self.assertEqual(playback.playlist_position, current_song+1)