Oh Manchester, by Samantha Allemann
Don’t tell a Mancunian their city is the best. With pride for their arch rival footy sides, vibrant gay village and buzzing nightlife, they well know it.
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Photos: Double Exposure in Dungeness
With the promise of mostly dry weather from their various smartphone apps, analogue film and camera enthusiasts Captain Bonobo, Fotobes and somethingyousaid.com’s 25ThC took a photo road trip down to Dungeness on the South East… Read More
Interview: Caitlin Park reels them in
Sydney-based singer/songwriter Caitlin Park is making a long-awaited return to the UK soon. We find out more… Hello Caitlin! So you’re heading over to the UK to play a bunch of shows in November/December.… Read More
How to survive the World Cup
The World Cup 2014. The greatest sporting competition on earth, or a titanic waste of money better spent on vital improvements to the insufficient infrastructure of a country where corruption is exorbitant? Whatever your… Read More
Howling Bells talk film inspiration
We’ve just heard “Heartstrings”, the upcoming LP from Europe-based Australians Howling Bells, and can confidently announce that it’s absolutely magnificent. Indeed, this fourth offering might just be their finest album to date. There is… Read More
It’s Record Store Day this Saturday!
Music geeks and vinyl junkies rejoice, for this Saturday (19th April) is Record Store Day. Better than Christmas, Easter, Passover, Chinese New Year, Thanksgiving, Ramadan and even Groundhog Day, RSD is a celebration… Read More
European Festival Guide 2014
The fact that the majority of Europe was recently hidden under snow/dirty floodwater makes it seem almost ludicrous to consider planning summer festival trips, but, believe it or not, festival season is just… Read More
Holiday Sidewinder, Carousel
We go way back with Holiday Sidewinder. We first chanced upon her in 2006, wearing a cat mask and sashaying around a stage as the sassy, mesmerising frontwoman of Sydney-based five-piece Bridezilla. She totally… Read More
The Fauns, Seven Hours – Music video
This Bristol five-piece might just have delivered your new favourite song. It’s certainly a fitting musical accompaniment to the ridiculous weather that has been spitefully ruining picnics, romantic walks and simply being able… Read More
David Ford & Jarrod Dickenson’s joint shows
Last summer, somethingyousaid.com put on its first ever gig: a joint-headline show from David Ford and Jarrod Dickenson in Brighton. Fantastically, it sold out and climaxed with the duo leading the entire audience… Read More
Travel tips for the 2014 World Cup
Your country might not have a cat’s-chance-in-hell of qualifying through the group stages (hello England and Australia fans), but the 2014 World Cup promises to be a spectacle of culture and entertainment nonetheless.… Read More
Album Review: London Grammar, If You Wait
London Grammar’s highly anticipated debut longplayer, If You Wait, is the culmination of 18 painstaking months spent writing and recording with producers Tim Bran (The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, La Roux) and Roy Kerr.… Read More