Category Archive: music

Event Review: Sydney SMACs back

Last week in the confines of Redfern’s Carriageworks we witnessed our beloved FBi Radio announcing the winners of Sydney’s Music Arts and Culture awards (SMAC). For the sixth year running it was a… Read More

Chlöe Howl is steak and kidney pop

Starting the New Year with nominations for both BBC Sound of 2014 and the Brits Critics Choice Awards, Somethingyousaid.com favourite Chlöe Howl is set to be a household name this year. Kirstie Newman tells… Read More

Top 5 artists to see at Soundwave

If you haven’t heard, upcoming Australian festival Soundwave has extended its already-impressive lineup to include eight more bands. If you’re already a ticket holder or are on the edge about buying one, you can… Read More

Interview: Getting to Know Major Leagues

Brisbane-based Major Leagues are set to celebrate the release of their debut EP, Weird Season, with their first-ever Australian headline tour throughout February and a turn at Bigsound 2014, Something You Said talks… Read More

Giveaway: Win Metallica Through the Never

Something You Said is teaming up with our friends at Entertainment One Hopscotch to give away some copies of Metallica Through the Never on DVD.  The film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Nimród Antal (Predators,… Read More

Remix: Davidge’s Slo Light by Rob Smith

Although you might never have heard of Davidge before, never scrolled past his name on your music-playing device, never mentioned him to a friend when attempting to impress them with your excellent knowledge… Read More

Album Review: James Vincent McMorrow

Somethingyousaid.com’s Joe Haddow finds a longplayer to warm the cold British evenings: If the wind is howling against the walls and the rain is spattering against the window panes, then “Post Tropical” may… Read More

Premiere: Western Front, Town to Town

If you’re looking for inspirational creatives, then may we introduce indigenous singer songwriter Graham Akhurst, who is the driving force behind Brisbane-based band Western Front. Graham, you see, wrote the bulk of his band’s songs,… Read More

Our contributors’ favourite albums of 2013

We’ve already brought you all of somethingyousaid.com’s collective End of Year lists, but we’ve had a few requests to post all of our contributors’ individual favourite albums of 2013. So here are the… Read More

Interview: The Jezabels are on The Brink

In the lead-up to the imminent release of The Jezebels’ new album, The Brink, somethingyousaid.com’s Jess Matthews caught up with Heather Shannon, the lady behind the keys of the band: The first single… Read More

Live Review: Falls Festival, Marion Bay

Musical mayhem tangled paths with a stretch of unsuspecting countryside as over ten thousand punters converged upon the picturesque Marion Bay for the Tasmanian leg of the Falls Music and Arts Festival. It… Read More

Live Review: Dream Delay in Sydney

Penelope Roth ventures to Sydney’s The Standard to catch Dream Delay for Somethingyousaid.com: “Gotta love it when a band comes out and plays their first song like it’s their last!” If I had to sum up… Read More