Tag Archive: review

Film review: While We’re Young

Noah Boaumbach (the man who gave us Frances Ha) is back with a new offering: The movie follows a 40-something couple, Josh and Cornelia, played by Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts. They feel disenfranchised from their peers who are… Read More

Album review: Alison Wonderland – Run

Annastasia Robertson checks out the debut longplayer from Sydney-based Alison Wonderland: Let me set a scene for you: it’s Halloween, I’m at a university party, I don’t really have a clue as to what’s… Read More

Music Review: Gang of Youths – The Positions

Sydney’s Gang of Youth’s debut LP, The Positions, probably isn’t what you’d expect of the group. The album chronicles frontman David Le’aupepe’s relationship with a woman who had a terminal illness, and his thoughts… Read More

Review: East India Youth, Culture Of Volume

Bobby Townsend considers the sophomore LP from London-based East India Youth: When William Doyle, better known as East India Youth, dropped his solo debut, Total Strife Forever, in January 2014, it was deservedly nominated… Read More

Album review: Shlohmo – Dark Red

Liana Gow-Killingbeck checks out the new offering from the LA-based producer: I stumbled across Henry Laufer, aka Shlohmo, by chance late one wintery evening in 2011 while wrapped up in my blankets, blazed… Read More

Movie Review: The Salt of the Earth

For over four decades, photographer Sebastião Salgado has been making his way through the continents, all the while capturing images of conflict, starvation and exodus, and this new film from Wim Wenders sees him reflect on… Read More

Review: The Prodigy, The Day Is My Enemy

Somethingyousaid.com’s Chloe Mayne considers the latest offering from the UK legends: I feel as though I should definitely preface this humble sliver of sonic opinion by saying that I’m no Prodigy diehard. If I had… Read More

Movie Review: Black Sea is claustrophobic

Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (Touching the Void, The Last King of Scotland) returns with an under the sea thriller starring Jude Law. But what’s going on with that Scottish accent? Bobby Townsend investigates:… Read More

Live review: Adalita in Melbourne

Adalita’s run of shows at Melbourne’s Gasometer came to a close last week. Somethingyousaid.com’s Adrian Pedić was there to check it out: As the last night of Adalita’s residency, Wednesday night was a showcase… Read More

Album review: Prins Obi, Notions

Chloe Mayne checks out the gorgeous debut record from Greek musician and neo-psychedelic gem Prins Obi: Prins Obi is the adopted moniker of Greek musician George Dimakis. Not only is Dimakis a member of… Read More

Live Review: Pearls at Goodgod in Sydney

Somethingyousaid.com’s Melissa Barrass checked out three Australian acts at Sydney’s Goodgod. Here’s the scoop: In front of a small and intimate crowd, the swirling drawl of an electric guitar hums and buzzes off… Read More

Future Music Festival Melbourne 2015

It’s 31 degrees and on board the 12:16 train to Flemington racecourse the recycled air is throbbing with youthful anticipation. Groups of young lads and ladies are running up and down the aisles… Read More