Rock the Boat for Asylum Seekers

The state of politics in Australia at the moment is a bit of a shambles. An embarrassment. With Tony Abbott’s seemingly interminable misogynistic outbursts, Kevin Rudd ousting the woman who had replaced him,… Read More

Film Review: What Maisie Knew

Based on a contemporary interpretation of the classic Henry James novel (of the same name), and set in present-day New York, ‘What Maisie Knew’ is an honest and realistic portrayal of a bitter… Read More

Free Download: Audego’s Sleepy

Nothing like an awesome animated video clip, right? Well, check the latest offering from Melbourne electronic duo Audego, created by Sydney artist Paul Andrew Rhodes (Negative Films). The clip supports the band’s new… Read More

Dating, non-responses and Nathaniel P

Something You Said’s Elaina Ransford explains that everyone knows Nathaniel: Remember that awesome scene in Midnight in Paris when the Hemingway character says that he knows he’ll hate the main character’s book because… Read More

Music: Caitlin Rose is Waitin’

We love a bit of Caitlin Rose, here at somethingyousaid.com, so we’re pretty pumped for some sweet new sounds from her. The rollicking done-you-wrong single Waitin’ is released on 16th September and lands… Read More

Fuck Abbott, Fuck Censorship

Hooray! Something You Said’s buddy, Isabella Manfredi, of Sydney band The Preatures, has won first place in this year’s Vanda and Young Songwriting Comp – the most prestigious songwriting prize in Australia. But, wait, she’s… Read More

Revisiting: Top Casino & Vegas based films

Something You Said recently spent the weekend at Caesar’s Palace. Because we’re massive cowards though, we didn’t have the cojones to gamble especially flamboyantly. We certainly didn’t put it all on red at the roulette… Read More

Music video: Introducing Kwes

We trust The Guardian pretty much unequivocally, so when they describe someone as “The junior Brian Eno of experimental UK pop,” that artist is guaranteed our attention. When our buddies at Time Out talk… Read More

Opinion: Elfy Scott on veganism

Average Joe Veganism and why the Naysayers can Fuck Right Off. I would consider myself a thoroughly devoted follower of something I like to refer to as ‘average Joe veganism’. I’m unfaltering in… Read More

Olly and the Sydney live music scene

Somethingyousaid.com’s Oliver Heath snubs international posturing and instead finds pleasure in the local Australian scene: I’ve felt like a traitor at gigs in the past. Gone seen an international buzzband to disappointment instead of… Read More

Interview: The Paper Kites

Melbourne indie-folk quintet, The Paper Kites, recently announced the release of their new single, St Clarity, and will be celebrating with a national headline tour of Australia through August and September. Somethingyousaid.com caught… Read More

Restaurant review: L’Autre Pied

The internet is currently awash with voucher sites and offers such as groupon, vouchercloud, time-out etc, that provide fantastic deals on eating out at hugely discounted prices. I picked up one of these… Read More