New Record, Re-invented Sound
Following the success of their debut record Crooks & Lovers, Mount Kimbie release a new long player to the excitement of Somethingyousaid.com’s Carol Bowditch. When I first heard Crooks & Lovers, it was… Read More
Category Archive: review
Review: Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Mosquito
Warning: When it comes to The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, Bianca Cornale’s bias knows no bounds. I could speak glowingly of the New York triad forevermore and still not have said enough. They were… Read More
It Is a Tropical Shame, Now I’m Leaving
Marcus Thaine prefers the band’s previous pop-tastic efforts but still manages to discover a couple of musical gems on this year’s release: What made Is Tropical’s debut, Native To so brilliant was its… Read More
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
Olympus Has Fallen pretty low
Carol Bowditch discovers that she’s not a teenage boy during Olympus: This smarmy two-hour blockbuster frustrated me, not only because I needed to visit the ladies and felt like I couldn’t because I… Read More
Kurt Vile is Wakin on a Pretty Daze
I have just discovered that Kurt Vile, founding member of stoner-rock outfit The War on Drugs and also a rather successful solo singer/songwriter, is actually something of a family man. This caused disarray… Read More
Enjoy ale with Quiet Deeds
In order to fund our gloriously international lifestyle here at somethingyousaid.com we can sometimes feel the pinch of the penny, and will welcome anything that comes our way for free, especially when there… Read More
Snoop Lion: Recarnated. Puff puff pass.
If you are looking for an insightful documentary about the highs and lows of the American rap scene in the 90’s, it being the foundations of modern rap and hip hop and all that,… Read More
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard go west
Elfy Scott gives King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s new narrative laden, spaghetti-western themed concept album, Eyes Like the Sky, a spin. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s 2013 release, Eyes Like the… Read More
Goddess is a sweet mood-lifter
Carol Bowditch wandered the red carpet and rubbed shoulders with Ronan Keating and Magda Szubanski at the World Premiere of Goddess. Here’s what she thought of the movie: The first scene of this film sets… Read More
Laneway throws a good party
Bianca Cornale headed along to Laneway Festival in Sydney, and even if the boutique festival has grown, it’s definitely not too big for its boots, or rather, its incredibly elegant pointy leather brogues. … Read More
First Aid Kit at The Sydney Opera House
We first saw the Swedish sisters, Johanna and Klara Söderberg, a few years ago playing at a festival in England in a hot, stuffy tent with revellers scattered around on hay bales and… Read More