The Cribs – In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
Liana Gow-Killingbeck reviews the latest offering from The Cribs: I’d been waiting for quite a while to get my paws on some fresh material by the English trio (and brothers), The Cribs. I’m… Read More
Category Archive: music
Jim Bob discusses his second novel
Author and legendary musician, Jim Bob, tells SYS about his new novel, his solo tour and his gigs as frontman of Carter USM: As your second novel, did you find it easier or harder… Read More
Slugga Tee EP
From the Millennium Jazz stable comes Slugga Tee and his solo EP, Passages From The Puddle, Something You Said’s 25ThC gives his verdict: Slugga Tee built up his name with an abundance of features… Read More
Oxford Art Factory’s 2nd Hat Party
Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory hosted a hat-tastic party on Thursday night, with free entry, free booze and a bunch of awesome local bands doing their thing. There was only one rule. You had… Read More
Hero Fisher interview
There is a glint in Hero Fisher’s eye as she sips red wine in a Sydney bar. Blonde hair tumbles onto her shoulders and a cheeky smile exudes an instantly beguiling impishness and engaging charisma. It is… Read More
Maple Trail interview
The Maple Trail’s Aidan Roberts talks to Something You Said about Cable Mount Warning, his new album: How does Cable Mount Warning differ from what has come from you before? With every new recording I… Read More
TFVK review
Jess O’Callaghan checked out Melbourne’s The Fearless Vampire Killers, as they played a gig in their home city. Fiona Wilde supplied the photos, taken at their recent Sydney show: “We cleared back the tables.… Read More
Dirty Three – Toward The Low Sun
Neil Martin gives his opinion on the long-awaited record from Dirty Three: Toward The Low Sun is Dirty Three’s first album since 2005 and the band have reconvened after a busy few years… Read More
Steve Smyth in London
Sometimes you just know that you have witnessed something seminal. The Slaughtered Lamb pub, tucked away in the labyrinthal back streets of Central London, offered up one such occasion on a cold, dark… Read More
Mark Lanegan Band – Blues Funeral
Sophie Metcalfe makes her reviewing debut, and does it really rather brilliantly: It’s strange to feel nostalgia from an album that you’re only greeting for the first time, but it struck head-on from… Read More
Single Twin review
Having interviewed Single Twin last week, Jess O’Callaghan took in his gig on Sunday and found a familiar-looking support act. Photos by Vinisha Mulani: The entire evening was bewildering. Brilliant, but bewildering.… Read More
Howler – America Give Up
Andy James gives a listen to the debut album from the latest NME darlings, Howler: It’s hard not to feel a little sympathy for Howler – the Minneapolis five-piece had barely tuned their… Read More