Somethingyousaid.com’s Jess O’Callaghan learns something new about violins… It’s not often Melbourne’s folk-pop artists and classical musicians appear on the same stage. For a few years I lived with a classical musician, and… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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