I’d decided to write an article about the growing prevalence of bondage. Fifty Shades of Grey was so mainstream it might as well have been Fifty Shades of Beige. I noticed an advertisement online for a… Read More
When you write a break-up letter and don’t hear back you know it’s really over, as somethingyousaid’s Oliver Heath discovers: We were done, and I’d decided to pull the plug in a letter,… Read More
Sydney-based garage-rock band Los Tones just dropped their latest video clip, which was directed by Something You Said contributor/cowboy Oliver Heath. So we thought we get the lowdown on the clip from the director himself:… Read More
Australia-based filmmaker Anna Broinowski wanted to make a documentary to stop fracking in Sydney Park. Yes, they were trying to mine Sydney Park. She needed to find a way to get her message to… Read More
Oliver Heath investigates Japanese rope bondage: BDSM has had an impact on the aesthetic of rebellion since Vivienne Westwood pioneered the look of punk. When I noticed a resurgence of bondage collars, this… Read More
In the lead-up to the upcoming Sydney Writer’s Festival, I figured I should interview an author. None of those PR circuit bookclub whores though. They’ll be busy with their teacake and ABC roundtables.… Read More
Oliver Heath talks to Emma Maye, better known as Australian “obscene beauty queen and surreal showgirl” and all-round provocateur, Betty Grumble. Just in time for the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebration that takes over Sydney… Read More
Somethingyousaid.com’s Oliver Heath samples the latest pie offerings: A few years back I snuck into the ATP musicians’ afterparty and a friend boasted that Nick Cave had just asked him where to get… 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
Somethingyousaid.com’s Oliver Heath hangs with New Zealand food personality AnnabeI Langbein: As much as I occasionally enjoy a beer and burger, I’ve been a little bothered lately by how extreme popular eating habits are.… 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