I’m walking between the curryhouse and the venue with Annie Hardy. Streetlight reflections sparkle in puddles and misty rain permeates the fresh Brighton air. On the closing leg of Giant Drag’s farewell tour, the American… Read More
Sophie Schirmer headed to Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory with camera in one hand and notepad in the other, in order to photograph and review three Australian bands. Multi-tasking! Starting out the night we… Read More
To celebrate its ten-year anniversary on the airwaves, Sydney’s forefront independent music station FBi threw one hell of a birthday party. With over thirty acts on the bill, FBi transformed the Carriageworks performance… Read More
Recently myself and a few friends spent a gloriously sunny afternoon aboard the Erasmus boat up-and-down the Thames for the Soundcrash Reggae Boat Party. The line-up consisted of Trojan Sound System, Wrongtom, The… Read More
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
Barely a year after forming, Sydney-based female indie/folksters Little May are seriously turning heads on the live scene with their beautiful harmonies, melodies and lyrics, which give a nod in the direction of… Read More
At Something You Said we’re awaiting the upcoming FBi 10th birthday celebrations, which include a marathon party show at Sydney’s Carriageworks. For those outside of the New South Welsh bubble, FBi is Sydney’s… Read More
Somethingyousaid.com put on our first ever gig recently: Jarrod Dickenson and David Ford’s joint headline show at The Hope, in Brighton. Because they/we are awesome, the event completely sold out! It was a… Read More
I recently took some photos of The Snowdroppers’ performance at Frankie’s Pizza in Sydney. After I posted them I couldn’t help but feel like I had culled some of the most profound images.… Read More
Neon Neon is made up of Gruff Rhys of somethingyousaid.com favourites Super Furry Animals and Bryon Hollon (aka Boom Bip). Their first longplayer, Stainless Steel, was a concept album about the life of… Read More
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
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