Eight ecstatic moments from SXSW
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
Category Archive: music
Ridiculously Cute Teen Sensations
Heaven (and everyone I’ve ever discussed music with) knows, I love doo wop. Probably too much. Definitely too much. So this new release Surf and Sway from Brisbane’s Teen Sensations was a welcome… Read More
Lorde, The Young Anti-Royal
Carol Bowditch finger-snaps along with New Zealand’s latest musical export. As a sixteen-year-old growing up in the leafy northern suburbs of Sydney, my greatest aspirations were pretty dull. I didn’t want to fail… Read More
The National overflow with heavy emotion
Somethingyousaid.com’s Jack Colwell gives the sixth studio release from American art-rock band, The National a spin. Taking its cue’s where 2010’s LP High Violet left off, their latest release feels like an extension… Read More
The Great Escape: Day Three
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
The Great Escape: Day Two
Amid hangovers and weary limbs after the opening day’s festivities, the second instalment of The Great Escape’13 creaked into life Friday lunchtime, yet it didn’t take long for things to hit full throttle.… Read More
Vance Joy Bring Summer Vibes
Vance Joy’s Riptide popped up on the radio whilst I was driving home from a quick dip on Sydney’s Northern beaches. It was mid-Autumn and I felt great cruising through the bushland in the sunshine… Read More
The Great Escape: Day One
There’s little denying that Brighton in the Spring sunshine is a location of absolute magnificence, so when you add 350 amazing bands playing in over twenty venues around the city to sixteen thousand… Read More
Abbe May’s Sex Tourette’s
Sex Tourette’s? No, we’re not entirely certain what Sex Tourette’s are either. However, what we are absolutely sure about is that Abbe May’s latest single is a visual representation of the dark-yet-sexy, confident but vulnerable… Read More