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
Somethingyousaid.com’s Jess O’Callaghan checked out the hometown show from one of Melbourne’s finest: There was a simmering smugness in the crowd on Saturday night when The Paper Kites played at The Forum. “I… Read More
Having thrown a large afterparty for everyone the previous night, the conference understandably started a little later than the rest of the week on this, the last day of Bigsound. Some felt pleased… Read More
BIGSOUND, Australia’s biggest music industry conference, which takes over Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley for the best part of a week each year, can be taxing on the minds, livers and wallets of its attendees.… Read More
I’m walking between the curryhouse and the venue with Annie Hardy. Streetlight reflections sparkle in puddles and misty rain permeates the fresh Brighton air. On the closing leg of Giant Drag’s farewell tour, the American… Read More
Sophie Schirmer headed to Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory with camera in one hand and notepad in the other, in order to photograph and review three Australian bands. Multi-tasking! Starting out the night we… Read More
To celebrate its ten-year anniversary on the airwaves, Sydney’s forefront independent music station FBi threw one hell of a birthday party. With over thirty acts on the bill, FBi transformed the Carriageworks performance… Read More
Having heard beer and strudel were cheap and a-plenty, I packed up my shit and headed to Germany to meet up with fellow Somethingyousaid.com contributor Jemma for the Berlin Festival. It was a… Read More