Category Archive: music

Live Review: The Drones in Sydney

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

Music interview: PEACE want to connect

Channelling a nostalgic British pop-rock vibe, English band PEACE have spent the year causing a stir on the northern hemisphere Festival circuit. During their recent Australian tour in late-September the four-piece proved that… Read More

Mixtape: Check out Le1f’s Tree House

Here at somethingyousaid.com, we love the shit out of an awesome mixtape, so when we discovered that Le1f had created another offering, we were pant-wettingly excited. Le1f’s third mixtape, Tree House, is the… Read More

Must-see acts at Laneway Festival

With tickets currently on sale for the Australian leg of Laneway Festival 2014, it’s time to start planning your list of must-see artists. You already know that Haim, Lorde, Jaime XX, Chvrches and… Read More

Music Video: Keaton Henson – You

Keaton Henson’s latest video, captured by director Will Williamson and photographer Sophie Harris-Taylor, is part Paranormal Activity and part (fittingly, but no, they are not related) Bill Henson artwork. The clip sees beautiful youths… Read More

Interview: Getting to Know Animaux

Somethingyousaid.com catches up with Bill Black, who, despite sounding like the anti-Walter White, is actually the keyboardist for Melbourne-based band, Animaux. Here’s what he told us: Animaux are seven friends who love to… Read More

Music: The Presets get mashed with J&B

On Wednesday J&B Whisky put together a little mixer, one-part whisky and one-part Preset, together it combined a mash-up explosion. So what was it all about? Well J&B whisky have just released their… Read More

Video: Morgan Visconti, Can’t Say Goodbye

How cool are your parents? Pretty cool? Well, sorry, but they’re not cool in comparison to London-born composer and songwriter, Morgan Visconti. He is the son of Tony Visconti, producer of Bowie albums ‘Space… Read More

Live Review: Listen Out Festival

The inaugural Listen Out came to Centennial Park on one of those picture-perfect Sydney spring days, 28 degrees with not a cloud in the sky. Despite this, the festival’s Facebook page still urged… Read More

Music Interview: Loon Lake

Somethingyousaid.com’s Carol Bowditch speaks to guitarist Sime Nolan of Melbourne’s Loon Lake about the band’s forthcoming Big Day Out gigs, their new longplayer ‘Gloamer’ and following their hearts.  Whats the story behind the… Read More

Live Review: The Paper Kites in Melbourne

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

Music Video: Charlotte OC, Colour My Heart

When a musician informs us that their overriding influences are dressing up as a child and visiting Berlin, we consider them a kindred spirit here at somethingyousaid.com. So it’s pretty safe to assume we’re… Read More