Category Archive: music

Scribble Animation for Jagwar Ma

Jagwar Ma are leaping and bounding through the indie scene at the moment. Embarking on a European tour, and a forthcoming record, the Sydneysiders definitely have big things in store for them for… Read More

Devotional Do Old Hollywood

Nestled in amongst the hustle-and-bustle of busy cultural hub in Sydney, Surry Hills, lies the Hollywood Hotel. A run-down pub, plated in rustic gold, that sings of a busier time. Tonight however, The… Read More

Sydney’s Salta Drip Blood

Sydneysiders Salta create beautiful vocal harmonies accompanied by gentle acoustic guitar fingerpicking, music that is likely to soften any ill feelings you may be carrying with you today. Blood features the four-piece wandering… Read More

The Best European Summer Festivals

The countdown to European summertime has begun, which means Festival season is so close you can pretty-much smell it. It’s the smell of unwashed awesomeness. However, because there are  gazillions of amazing events to… Read More

New Record, Re-invented Sound

Following the success of their debut record Crooks & Lovers, Mount Kimbie release a new long player to the excitement of Somethingyousaid.com’s Carol Bowditch.  When I first heard Crooks & Lovers, it was… Read More

Maker are giving you devotion

Brighton band Maker have unleashed into the world their excellent debut single, Devotion, accompanied by a somewhat nsfw video clip. We asked Maker’s singer Lana McDonagh to tell us more: The song is… Read More

Review: Unknown Mortal Orchestra in London

About three months ago I reviewed the sophomore album, II, by Kiwi-fronted, US based, Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Without knowing a thing about them, I was led only by the fuzzy warmth and vintage… Read More

Ball Park Music want to thank ewe

Elfy Scott has a conversation with Ball Park Music’s Sam Cromack (pictured, above, middle), about their upcoming Australian tour-dates: First things first, Australia Day saw the announcement of Radio Station Triple J’s Hottest 100 with… Read More

Don’t call Jagwar Ma psychedelic

It’s been a blur of ascension for Sydney guys Gabby Winterfield and Jono Ma. The duo (and occasionally trio) have been jumping around all over the place since their 2011 release Come And… Read More

The Great Escape: Day Three

The final countdown, do-do-do-do. Yes, seemingly so soon after it had begun, The Great Escape’13 had already reached its last day. The closing Saturday of the festival started as all the coolest events… Read More

The Great Escape: Day Two

Amid hangovers and weary limbs after the opening day’s festivities, the second instalment of The Great Escape’13 creaked into life Friday lunchtime, yet it didn’t take long for things to hit full throttle.… Read More

The Great Escape: Day One

There’s little denying that Brighton in the Spring sunshine is a location of absolute magnificence, so when you add 350 amazing bands playing in over twenty venues around the city to sixteen thousand… Read More