The Zeros and Heroes of 2014

With 2014 almost done-and-dusted, we thought we’d highlight the people who shaped the last twelve months, for better or worse, so here are somethingyousaid.com’s zeros and heroes of 2014, starting with the dicks and… Read More

Something You Said’s best TV shows of 2014

Once again, it has been a magnificent year for television. Such high-quality, incredibly gripping programmes have entered our living rooms that sometimes we wonder why we actually bother going out at all. Here… Read More

Meredith Music Festival 2014 – review

Somethingyousaid.com’s correspondent attended her First Meredith this year. Here’s what she discovered: I was going to start this article with a disclaimer, warning veteran Meredith readers of the following details and compiled notes of… Read More

Something You Said’s best films of 2014

Here are the best films of 2014, as voted for by somethingyousaid.com’s team of contributors. We reckon it’s the strongest top 20 we’ve ever had (oh, and for the pedants amongst, the release dates of films vary between… Read More

Something You Said’s best songs of 2014

Having already brought you the year’s best albums and books, now it’s time for somethingyousaid.com’s Top 20 Songs of the Year, as voted for by our team of contributors. It’s official, these are… Read More

Something You Said’s Books of 2014

When considering somethingyousaid.com’s Top Ten Books of 2014, we felt privileged to have in our ranks a genuine expert. As well as writing for this very site, Joe Haddow is also the producer of the BBC Radio… Read More

Something You Said’s best albums of 2014

It’s been another exceptional year for music. Indeed, somethingyousaid.com’s Top 20 Albums of 2014 – as voted for by our team of contributors – is the closest run poll we’ve ever had. The records in… Read More

Our Sydney Festival picks for 2015

After much scrutiny, somethingyousaid.com’s Harriet Cheney tells us the most unmissable events at the upcoming Sydney Festival: It’s hard to beat Sydney in January; you’ve got the beach, the cricket, Australia Day barbies and… Read More

Bill Murray pushes himself in St Vincent

Bobby Townsend headed to the Moonlight Cinema in Sydney to review the latest offering from writer/director Theodore Melfi, in which Bill Murray pushes his boundaries: Some actors can elevate movies. Bill Murray in… Read More

FOTSUN 2014 – review and photographs

Born-and-bred Port Macquarie girl, Sophie Metcalfe, headed to the tenth anniversary of Festival of The Sun, armed with notepad, camera and a heart filled with pride: It’s been a decade! A decade since one lovely… Read More

Anjum Anand’s Christmas recipe ideas

Somethingyousaid.com’s Addy Fong dips into Anjum Anand’s cookbook to get some inspiration for Christmas eats:  There’s nothing like the comfort of consuming a potato salad to fill me with utter delight leading into… Read More

Interview: Money Mark on Atomic Bomb!

Nigerian synth pioneer William Onyeabor is the master of Space Age Afro Funk. Following eight albums, Onyeabor became a Born Again Christian and refused to ever speak about himself or his music again. Joyfully,… Read More