Havas Gets a Pepsi Tattoo
Some bromantic folk carve each other’s initials into trees, or get each other’s names inked, but these cats totally play by their own goddam rules. Sydneysider Daniel Havas decided to have the Pepsi… Read More
Tame Impala with Melody’s Echo Chamber
To say it’s been an enlightened year for Perth band, Tame Impala, would be an understatement. Musically, they’ve crossed an invisible line, managing to channel a sound which has but all been exhausted… Read More
It’s true, The Polyphonic Spree are back
Joe Haddow reviews Yes, It’s True, the eagerly-anticipated longplayer from The Polyphonic Spree: It’s a nice feeling when a band you thought were dead suddenly surface with a new record. This exact feeling has just… Read More
Shabazz Palaces, Swords and Pimps
Lifted from Shabazz Palaces’ incredible 2011 record, Black Up, is An Echo from the Hosts that Profess Infinitum. The sound of this group is so interesting and post-modern and I have been raving about them for… Read More
Terminal Projekt is a disco tick
Sonia Clarke headed along to Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal for some sporadic garagey brilliance: The last weekend of this year’s Vivid festival saw record crowds surge into Sydney’s Circular Quay, creating the unusual situation… Read More
Hope, pride & harmony at Barunga
Barunga Festival: Gurrumul, John Butler and a big slice of real Indigenous Australia. How much should Australians know about their Indigenous people? About the clans, the languages, the Dreamtime, the rituals and the… Read More
Ryan Davis and the criminal underground
27 is the cracking debut novel from Ryan Davis, a rock’n’roll crime thriller set in the dingy world of the criminal underground of Birmingham, in England’s West Midlands. Jim Vale, aka Jimmy Tyrant, is the… Read More
All of Sarah Blasko Revealed
After much apprecaition (as always) for the incredibly talented Sarah Blasko post-release of her 2012 album ‘I Awake’, she continues to fuel the fire of love for us with her revealing new video… Read More
Bloods at Frankie’s Pizza, Sydney
Oliver Heath encounters the dream hat-trick – delicious pizza, alcohol and awesome musical entertainment: Frankie’s Pizza is a Sydney rock’n’roll bar in the spirit of LA haunts like The Rainbow Room. You can… Read More
SYS + David Ford + Jarrod Dickenson!
We’ve attended enough concerts over the course of the years to understand what constitutes a cracking musical experience. Basically, if you combine good music, a good atmosphere and bargain-priced tickets, you’ve got a… Read More
Sweet new sounds from Ngaiire
Ngaiire’s Around fits within a similar vein of music to the likes of Little Dragon – it’s simplistic electronic musical accompaniment to smooth, soulful female vocals. Lyrically, the Sydney artist links troubled relationships… Read More
Kirin J. Callinan at Walmart
Leading up to the release of his first long-player, Embracism, and a few Australian tour dates, somethingyousaid.com has a conversation with Kirin J Callinan about music, the world and on-stage looks. So… Read More