Album Review: Max Gowan – Big People
Incoming sensation Max Gowan makes the most of his 18 years of experience on this Earth with his debut longplayer, Big People. His songs shine at the seams with an inexpressible youthfulness, and… Read More
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The Four Quarters is absentmindedly nerdy
Somethingyousaid’s Kaya Strehler gets her booze/vinyl/gaming on… I was recently lured into this event with the words ‘arcade games’ and ‘beer’ which pose as word-porn for myself. I’m simple minded, what can I… Read More
The Great Escape – Day Two
With Day One safely navigated, somethingyousaid.com’s Harriet Cheney made her way back for a second helping: My second day of at The Great Escape began at 1pm so I could pack in as much… Read More
Review: Hot Dub Time Machine live in Sydney
Annastasia Robertson got her groove well-and-truly on at The Metro Theatre last Saturday: The venue was packed to the rafters for the final Sydney leg of the Hot Dub Time Machine tour. I wasn’t sure what… Read More
Album review: Nosaj Thing – Fated
The popularity of the electronically-produced low-fi music genre has given rise to experiments with samples and mixes. Fated is a showcase of the ability of low-fi to create emotion through its arrangement of… Read More
Film Review: Woman in Gold
Woman In Gold tells the incredible true story of an Austria-born, America-based, elderly Jewish woman and her battle to reclaim her heritage. Starring the always-engaging Helen Mirren as Maria Altmann, the film revolves around… Read More
Album Review: Mikal Cronin – MCIII
Following Mikal Cronin’s breakthrough pop-powerhouse, MCII, comes MCIII, an album which he has described as “bigger” and, in both sound and ambition, he’s right. Featuring more horn arrangements and a fuller sound, as… Read More
Hermitude dance like no-one’s watching
Last Wednesday evening, Australia-based electronic duo Hermitude hosted an exclusive listening party for their new album, Dark Night Sweet Light. We sent Annastasia Robertson along to try out her dance moves: In a nod… Read More
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – Quarters
Quarters, King Gizzard’s second album within the space of a year, is a marked departure from their previous release, the eclectic I’m In Your Mind Fuzz. For a start, the appropriately-named Quarters features only… Read More
Film Review: Clouds of Sils Maria
Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart team up in the latest, slow-burning offering from writer/director Olivier Assayas: Clouds of Sils Maria is a film which looks at death, youth, age, self-image and change. It… Read More
Album review: Speedy Ortiz, Foil Deer
Adrian Pedić reviews the latest longplayer from the Massachusetts-based four-piece: Speedy Ortiz’ third album, Foil Deer, is to grunge what Tame Impala are to psychedelia. That is, taking inspiration from a well-known and well-worn… Read More
Album review: Howling, Sacred Ground
Howling’s latest longplayer, Sacred Ground, effortlessly plays as if mimicking clockwork and patterns of time, containing 12 tracks, reflecting the hours on a clock and the number of months in a year. Layered with… Read More