Somethingyousaid.com put on our first ever gig recently: Jarrod Dickenson and David Ford’s joint headline show at The Hope, in Brighton. Because they/we are awesome, the event completely sold out! It was a… Read More
Neon Neon is made up of Gruff Rhys of somethingyousaid.com favourites Super Furry Animals and Bryon Hollon (aka Boom Bip). Their first longplayer, Stainless Steel, was a concept album about the life of… Read More
Destination Porto. Portugal’s second largest city which, if your not familiar, is famous for port wine and a fucked-up beer-cheese deep-fried sandwich called Franceschina, which has enough different kinds of meat and, consequently,… Read More
To say it’s been an enlightened year for Perth band, Tame Impala, would be an understatement. Musically, they’ve crossed an invisible line, managing to channel a sound which has but all been exhausted… Read More
Sonia Clarke headed along to Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal for some sporadic garagey brilliance: The last weekend of this year’s Vivid festival saw record crowds surge into Sydney’s Circular Quay, creating the unusual situation… Read More
Barunga Festival: Gurrumul, John Butler and a big slice of real Indigenous Australia. How much should Australians know about their Indigenous people? About the clans, the languages, the Dreamtime, the rituals and the… Read More
Oliver Heath encounters the dream hat-trick – delicious pizza, alcohol and awesome musical entertainment: Frankie’s Pizza is a Sydney rock’n’roll bar in the spirit of LA haunts like The Rainbow Room. You can… Read More
Australia’s Abbe May recently played a triumphant show at Something You Said’s spiritual home, Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory. We’ve been fans of the Perth based singer songwriter since forever, so it would have… Read More
Somethingyousaid.com’s Jemma Cole reviews the latest incarnation of Marc Houle, live in Berlin: Last week, Marc Houle unveiled his new band effort, exposing a side a side of himself which takes his techno… Read More
About three months ago I reviewed the sophomore album, II, by Kiwi-fronted, US based, Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Without knowing a thing about them, I was led only by the fuzzy warmth and vintage… Read More
Harriet Cheney headed to South-By-South-West for the first time and experienced some magical moments: DAY ONE – TUESDAY The way it works: You can purchase a SXSW badge (from $600 for music) in… Read More
The final countdown, do-do-do-do. Yes, seemingly so soon after it had begun, The Great Escape’13 had already reached its last day. The closing Saturday of the festival started as all the coolest events… Read More