Category Archive: music

Interview: Dan Deacon is here to party

The energetic, spirited and chaotic Dan Deacon heads over to Sydney Festival for a rare solo performance this month. The Baltimore electronic (experi)mentalist has a live show that is not to be missed, as he… Read More

Music Video: Maples – Stars

Sydney-based songstress Gabby Huber, known for her soaring vocals and keyboard skills as a touring band-member, invites us to enter her quietly and carefully woven-together world, a world where she is known as… Read More

Something You Said’s best gigs of 2014

At somethingyousaid.com, we’ve got reviewers all across the globe. From the United States to Australia via the UK, Spain, Switzerland, France, Austria and a bunch of places in between. Between us, we’ve spent countless… Read More

Ty Segall in Sydney – Review and photos

American musician/songwriter Ty Segall recently performed over two nights at Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory. Heather Vousden was there to capture the magic. Here are her words and pictures: The anticipation to experience Ty Segall… Read More

Tonstartssbandht & the Large Baby Tour

If you’re long-since over listening to the countless overplayed Christmas songs blasted though the shopping centre speakers and you want to shake more than that salt shaker over your Christmas ham these holidays,… Read More

Meredith Music Festival 2014 – review

Somethingyousaid.com’s correspondent attended her First Meredith this year. Here’s what she discovered: I was going to start this article with a disclaimer, warning veteran Meredith readers of the following details and compiled notes of… Read More

Something You Said’s best songs of 2014

Having already brought you the year’s best albums and books, now it’s time for somethingyousaid.com’s Top 20 Songs of the Year, as voted for by our team of contributors. It’s official, these are… Read More

Something You Said’s best albums of 2014

It’s been another exceptional year for music. Indeed, somethingyousaid.com’s Top 20 Albums of 2014 – as voted for by our team of contributors – is the closest run poll we’ve ever had. The records in… Read More

Our Sydney Festival picks for 2015

After much scrutiny, somethingyousaid.com’s Harriet Cheney tells us the most unmissable events at the upcoming Sydney Festival: It’s hard to beat Sydney in January; you’ve got the beach, the cricket, Australia Day barbies and… Read More

FOTSUN 2014 – review and photographs

Born-and-bred Port Macquarie girl, Sophie Metcalfe, headed to the tenth anniversary of Festival of The Sun, armed with notepad, camera and a heart filled with pride: It’s been a decade! A decade since one lovely… Read More

Interview: Money Mark on Atomic Bomb!

Nigerian synth pioneer William Onyeabor is the master of Space Age Afro Funk. Following eight albums, Onyeabor became a Born Again Christian and refused to ever speak about himself or his music again. Joyfully,… Read More

Phosphorescent live in Sydney – Review

Despite six albums for the Alabama native-turned-Brooklynite, this would be Matt Houck and his band Phosphorescent’s first headlining show in Sydney. The alt-country act previously played the short-lived but excellent Harvest Festival in… Read More