Live Review: Listen Out Festival
The inaugural Listen Out came to Centennial Park on one of those picture-perfect Sydney spring days, 28 degrees with not a cloud in the sky. Despite this, the festival’s Facebook page still urged… Read More
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Live Review: The Paper Kites in Melbourne
Somethingyousaid.com’s Jess O’Callaghan checked out the hometown show from one of Melbourne’s finest: There was a simmering smugness in the crowd on Saturday night when The Paper Kites played at The Forum. “I… Read More
Live Review: Bigsound Day Three
Having thrown a large afterparty for everyone the previous night, the conference understandably started a little later than the rest of the week on this, the last day of Bigsound. Some felt pleased… Read More
Live Review: Bigsound, days one and two
BIGSOUND, Australia’s biggest music industry conference, which takes over Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley for the best part of a week each year, can be taxing on the minds, livers and wallets of its attendees.… Read More
Live Review: Giant Drag in Brighton
I’m walking between the curryhouse and the venue with Annie Hardy. Streetlight reflections sparkle in puddles and misty rain permeates the fresh Brighton air. On the closing leg of Giant Drag’s farewell tour, the American… Read More
Live: Hungry Kids of Hungary & Little Scout
Sophie Schirmer headed to Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory with camera in one hand and notepad in the other, in order to photograph and review three Australian bands. Multi-tasking! Starting out the night we… Read More
Live Review: FBi Turns 10 in Sydney
To celebrate its ten-year anniversary on the airwaves, Sydney’s forefront independent music station FBi threw one hell of a birthday party. With over thirty acts on the bill, FBi transformed the Carriageworks performance… Read More
Music Review: Berlin Festival, Day One
Having heard beer and strudel were cheap and a-plenty, I packed up my shit and headed to Germany to meet up with fellow Somethingyousaid.com contributor Jemma for the Berlin Festival. It was a… Read More
Live Review: Caitlin Rose in Brighton
While I have a certain level of affection for toilet venues with sticky carpets, a weird, indescribable smell and graffiti-covered walls, it’s always an absolute joy to chance upon a small venue which… Read More
Rock di boat with your Oystah Card
Recently myself and a few friends spent a gloriously sunny afternoon aboard the Erasmus boat up-and-down the Thames for the Soundcrash Reggae Boat Party. The line-up consisted of Trojan Sound System, Wrongtom, The… Read More
Olly and the Sydney live music scene
Somethingyousaid.com’s Oliver Heath snubs international posturing and instead finds pleasure in the local Australian scene: I’ve felt like a traitor at gigs in the past. Gone seen an international buzzband to disappointment instead of… Read More
Live review: Palma Violets in Sydney
Bianca Cornale had a look at latest NME faves, Palma Violets, at Oxford Art Factory. Here’s what she thought: I went to watch London’s Palma Violets with expectations of bitter, sweaty, garage punk.… Read More