Category Archive: live

Pitchfork Music Festival, Day Three

Somethingyousaid.com’s Carol Bowditch dabbles in electro-pop and Syrian dance music at Pitchfork Music Festival Paris:  Samedi was upon me and it was the third and final day of the Pitchfork Music Festival, it… Read More

Live Review: I Know Leopard in Sydney

Somethingyousaid.com’s Melissa Oey checks out some Australian acts: Halfway through the opening set, I realise it has definitely been a while since my last visit to Oxford Art Factory. The Gallery Bar is… Read More

Live Review & Interview: His Clancyness

Somethingyousaid’s Carol Bowditch strengthens the Brighton and Bologna music scene bond with His Clancyness.  There are few things that lure me out on a Sunday, especially as my first European autumn feels more… Read More

Live Review: Violent Soho in Sydney

Last month saw Violent Soho headlining Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory on the Sydney leg of their Australian tour, following the release of their third full-length album, Hungry Ghost. With the show comprising of… Read More

Pitchfork Music Festival Paris, Day Two

Somethingyousaid.com’s Carol Bowditch saw a bunch of ace bands at the Pitchfork Music Festival Paris:  Having made my way through day one, impressed by the spot-on sets by No Age and Warpaint, today’s… Read More

Review: Salt N Pepa in Canberra

Salt N Pepa played their hip-hop hits in the Australian capital, somethingyousaid.com’s Farz Edraki was there to see it:  “It’s a nice place, Canberra, but I wouldn’t like to live here. It’s not the… Read More

Pitchfork Music Festival Paris, Day One

Somethingyousaid.com’s Carol Bowditch ventures to gay Paris: I thought, after months of joyful adventures as a result of unemployment while living in Europe, that I would do Paris on the cheap for a… Read More

Live Review: MGMT in London

Psychedelic warriors, MGMT, have officially crossed the rainbow mountain. Alien Days, the first song lifted from latest, self-titled longplayer, is a gentle and melodic reminder of just what makes these Brooklyn boys so ultimately… Read More

Live Review: AlunaGeorge in Sydney

AlunaGeorge’s excellent set at Sydney’s Listen Out was closely followed by the obligatory sideshow, this time at Oxford Art Factory. I therefore spent the week largely hustling for AlunaGeorge tickets, going to see… Read More

Live Review: Gooch Palms in Sydney

The Newcastle aficionados of punk and punk stage antics – Gooch Palms – have been making memorable impressions on unsuspecting audiences for a few years now. With a live set which is known… Read More

Live Review: The Drones in Sydney

There is something painful, raw and Shakespearean about The Drones. It’s a long stretch to compare a largely underground homegrown band to Old William, but when watching Gareth Liddiard on stage, a front… Read More

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