Category Archive: live

The Great Escape

Something You Said had a couple of roving reporters at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton last weekend. Here’s their review:  The Great Escape this year was fortunate to be gifted with some… Read More →

Oxford Art Factory’s 2nd Hat Party

Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory hosted a hat-tastic party on Thursday night, with free entry, free booze and a bunch of awesome local bands doing their thing. There was only one rule. You had… Read More →

TFVK review

Jess O’Callaghan checked out Melbourne’s The Fearless Vampire Killers, as they played a gig in their home city. Fiona Wilde supplied the photos, taken at their recent Sydney show: “We cleared back the tables.… Read More →

Steve Smyth in London

Sometimes you just know that you have witnessed something seminal. The Slaughtered Lamb pub, tucked away in the labyrinthal back streets of Central London, offered up one such occasion on a cold, dark… Read More →

Single Twin review

  Having interviewed Single Twin last week, Jess O’Callaghan took in his gig on Sunday and found a familiar-looking support act. Photos by Vinisha Mulani: The entire evening was bewildering. Brilliant, but bewildering.… Read More →

Sydney Laneway Fest

Heidi Pett and Bobby Townsend headed to Sydney’s Laneway Festival and did their best not to melt in the sun. Here’s Heidi’s review and Bobby’s photos:  Sydney’s Laneway on Sunday had all the… Read More →

Laneway Festival Melbs

Something You Said snapper Vinisha Mulani talks us through her experience in the photography pit at Melbourne’s Laneway Festival: St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Melbourne – also known as The Hipsters’ Annual Mass Migration… Read More →

Big Day Out

So, who remembered to put on sunscreen? Oh, that’s right, NOBODY. And who got sunburnt to hell? Oh yeah, EVERYBODY. Well, actually, it wasn’t so much that Big Day Out punters forgot to… Read More →

Justice at Festival Hall

French electro duo Justice filled the Melbourne Festival Hall with lights and sound last Friday night, at a sold-out, all ages show. Jess O’Callaghan was there: The evening got off to a good start… Read More →

Sydney Festival 2012

Sydney Festival kicked off on Saturday in traditional style, with a huge, city-centre party which was free for everyone. As is traditional with Festival First Night, the afternoon is for the families before… Read More →

Field Day 2012

  Bobby Townsend headed to Field Day at Sydney’s Domain on New Year’s Day. Here’s what he thought:   Right, let’s make one thing clear before we start. If you’re expecting a snobbish… Read More →

Fred Falke at The Nest

Jonjon checks out the ESM Launch Party, featuring Fred Falke, Starsmith and Burns at The Nest, Dalston, 17/11/11. Dalston gets a lot of stick… and deservedly so. It’s a punchline to any attempt… Read More →