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
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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
It’s Something You Said’s 1st Birthday!
Exactly one year ago today, somethingyousaid.com hit the worldwideweb for the first time. With a dedicated, talented team of contributors based around the globe, our remit was to throw interesting stuff at your… 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
Kirin J Callinan’s Tales From The Crypt
Beneath St James Cathedral, a lone figure stood. Licentious in nature (if only while onstage), a small few hundred, rubbing elbow-to-shoulder-to-mouth-to-nose, packed in like sardines to catch a glimpse of the flickering flame… Read More
Julia Johnson drops the F-Bomb
After last week reviewing Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens’ sophomore long-player, Jack Colwell has a conversation with Julia Johnson about the pros/cons of touring, getting advice from Gotye and dropping the F-bomb (F… Read More
Julia & The Deep Sea Sirens: Family Pets
There is a tendency in Australian folk music to enter the room apologetically and without fuss. Singing about scorned ex-lovers with a quiet hesitation and then before their breath becomes a roar, vanish… Read More
It’s only just begun for Panama
Panama have been making waves with a sound heavily steeped in sunburn, the scent of coconut and beer drinking on the promenade. After their first single ‘Magic’ dropped to critical acclaim in 2012, Panama… Read More
Brendan Maclean is Stupid
Brendan Maclean is many things. He is That-Guy-From-Twitter, a Sydney personality and radio host, soon to be ‘Great Gatsby Star’ and in his early days, backup dancer in a Nikki Webster Clip (Strawberry Kisses).… Read More
Bridezilla at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
“VALE, BRIDEZILLA” by Jack Colwell. And so, the masses gathered to mark the end of an era. Familiar faces that had made up the members of the Bridezilla family since the band formed… Read More
Start the Virgens once more
Back in June of last year, Karen O took her psycho opera, Stop The Virgens, to Sydney. Alongside members of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Dead Weather was a chorus of Sydney’s… Read More
Getting to Know Julia & The Deep Sea Sirens
Julia Johnson tells Something You Said about her band: Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens are a band of Canberran musicians who I gathered together to play my songs. I feel very lucky… Read More