Category Archive: music

Boiler Room Sydney – live review

When news broke that global underground club royalty, Boiler Room, was returning to Sydney I almost peed my pants. If you don’t know the mythology, Boiler Room is pretty much the crème-de-la-crème of… Read More

Jack Colwell has arrived – interview

Liam Casey talks to Sydney-based musician Jack Colwell about his upcoming co-headlining tour with former Killing Heidi frontwoman Ella Hooper: Jack Colwell has arrived at the Redfern café where we’d arranged to meet,… Read More

Melbourne Zoo Twilights Series review

Somethingyousaid.com’s Jess O’Callaghan headed to the zoo: It’s fun to imagine that when all the ice cream-toting kids and besotted couples leave for the day and night falls the animals all sneak out… Read More

Bok Bok featuring Kelela – Melba’s Call

Introduction number one: Bok Bok, otherwise known as Alex Sushon, is a London-based DJ, producer and director of record label Night Slugs. Introduction number two: LA-based Kelela Mizanekristos sits at the forefront of the… Read More

The Growlers live in Sydney

The Growlers performed at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney as part of their Australian tour. Carol Bowditch checked them out: With several 60’s revival psychedelic rock records under their respective belts, the five-piece Cali… Read More

The War on Drugs, Lost In The Dream

The War on Drugs, the Philadelphia-based project of the talented Adam Granduciel, have just released their third full-length album. Released via the wonderfully savvy folk at Inertia Records, it’s called Lost in the… Read More

Golden Plains Festival – Live Review

Vinisha Mulani ventured to one of Australia’s best-loved festivals: Well, it’s a touch depressing being home right now, to be honest. Things got loose. The sun shone. Invisible skipping ropes were skipped. New… Read More

John Grant live at De La Warr Pavillion

Gary Page checked out American singer-songwriter, John Grant in Bexhill: Last summer I witnessed John Grant play live in a Brighton church and while it was a strangely surreal venue for the artist… Read More

Panama Festival live review

The inaugural Panama Festival in Golconda, Tasmania was a gentle creature; a transparent, slightly iridescent forest-dweller that quietly hung streamers from branches and arranged candles for an intimate dinner party in the woods.… Read More

Premiere: Earthquake Weather, Nobody Knows

Today, we’re delighted to be premiering the latest single from Adelaide indie rock band, Earthquake Weather. Having garnered lots of critical acclaim with their first single  ‘This December’, the boys are back with this fine… Read More

Glass Animals – Music Interview

Somethingyousaid.com’s Carol Bowditch had a chat to Dave Bayley from Oxfordshire-based quartet, Glass Animals ahead of their debut visit to Australia. My Aunty has a cabinet displaying her sparkly collection of glass animals, what… Read More

Black Market Karma – Interview & Review

South East London’s favourite psychedelic darlings, Black Market Karma have recently released their fifth (yes, fifth) studio album – and gosh-darn, it’s a goodun’. Titled Upside Out Inside Down, it’s a swirling, hemisphere-spanning… Read More