Tag Archive: review

Craig Finn – Faith in the Future

Faith in the Future is the second album from Craig Finn, frontman and songwriter of the Brooklyn-based rockers The Hold Steady. Taking a brief break from his bandmates, Finn travelled to Woodstock to… Read More

Live Review: Methyl Ethel in Sydney

If you happen to love modest and dreamy Australian pop-rock and didn’t catch Methyl Ethel and support acts on Thursday night, you may as well just question your whole existence. Collectively, Methyl Ethel, Phantastic Ferniture,… Read More

Frank Turner, Positive Songs for Negative People

Positive Songs for Negative People is the awaited sixth full-length album from UK punk poet Frank Turner. The album is a whole lot of everything, if that makes sense? The massive 22 track… Read More

Live review: Mollusc Tape Launch

Melbourne-based two-piece Mollusc recently launched their new tape at The Grace Darling, with support from Vacuum, Karli White and Subjects. We were there to check it out: I walked in to a freak-beat-strobe-drone… Read More

Film Review: Irrational Man is problematic

The newest offering from writer/director Woody Allen, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey and Emma Stone tells the story of the brilliant-yet-tormented philosophy professor in the midst of an existential crisis. When Abe (Phoenix) arrives… Read More

Review and photos: Miami Horror in Sydney

We sent reviewer Annastasia Robertson and photographer Joel Anderson to check out Miami Horror’s headline show at Sydney’s Metro Theatre: The Miami Horror boys are on the home stretch of a massive tour, which began… Read More

Album review: Wilco, Star Wars

Chicago-based Wilco just released a free-to-download album. Adrian Pedić gives his opinion: There’s a lot to be said about Wilco releasing a new album completely out of the blue, with a novel name and… Read More

Photos: MØ and Elliphant in Sydney

Here at somethingyousaid.com, we’ve been fans of Danish singer/songwriter, Karen Marie Ørsted, better known as MØ, for a long time. So we couldn’t wait to catch her fantastic brand of synth-pop in action… Read More

Why you need ’71 in your collection

Marking the directorial debut from Yann Demange, ’71 was one of the finest films so far this year. It’s released on DVD/Blu-ray/Digital tomorrow and here’s why you need to add it to your collection: … Read More

Film Review: Mr Holmes is a masterclass

British literature’s most famous super sleuth returns in the form of a retired, close-to-the-grave old man wrestling with his increasingly unreliable memory. Ian McKellen plays the iconic role of Detective Sherlock Holmes, trying to piece… Read More

Review and photos: Alpine in Sydney

Melbourne-based six-piece Alpine played to a sold-out Metro Theatre on Saturday evening. Here’s the lowdown: From the moment they bounded on stage, Lou James and Phoebe Baker began swaying and slithering seductively taking… Read More

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Fashion retrospectives are proven draw cards for art museums the world over (in 2011 alone, there were reportedly 16 major global fashion exhibitions). And yet, even the curators of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty were… Read More