Tag Archive: review

The Purge fails on all accounts

The Purge is horrifically underwhelming, according to Somethingyousaid.com’s Tenley Nordstrom.  It was the first time that I went full-on asshole in a movie theatre. I couldn’t help myself. A last-minute decision to see… Read More

Kirin J Callinan – Embracism review

Somethingyousaid.com’s Sara Potter tries to avoid brain explosions when reviewing Kirin J Callinan’s debut longplayer: WARNING: What you are about to hear is one of the most exciting albums to come out of… Read More

La Folie purvey clique 80’s pop

Somethingyousaid.com’s Jemma Cole reviews the latest incarnation of Marc Houle, live in Berlin: Last week, Marc Houle unveiled his new band effort, exposing a side a side of himself which takes his techno… Read More

The Dillinger Escape Plan Melt Brains

Hailing from New Jersey, The Dillinger Escape Plan have been obliterating the mathcore/metal scene since 1997. With only one original member, guitarist, Ben Weinman, they have had many different line-ups in their 16-year… Read More

Review: Unknown Mortal Orchestra in London

About three months ago I reviewed the sophomore album, II, by Kiwi-fronted, US based, Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Without knowing a thing about them, I was led only by the fuzzy warmth and vintage… Read More

The Great Escape: Day Three

The final countdown, do-do-do-do. Yes, seemingly so soon after it had begun, The Great Escape’13 had already reached its last day. The closing Saturday of the festival started as all the coolest events… Read More

The Great Escape: Day Two

Amid hangovers and weary limbs after the opening day’s festivities, the second instalment of The Great Escape’13 creaked into life Friday lunchtime, yet it didn’t take long for things to hit full throttle.… Read More

The Great Escape: Day One

There’s little denying that Brighton in the Spring sunshine is a location of absolute magnificence, so when you add 350 amazing bands playing in over twenty venues around the city to sixteen thousand… Read More

Three-D Exhibition at Boxbird gallery

With so much modern art and illustration existing only in a digital space, an exhibition that celebrates the hand-held, carefully crafted and painstakingly created is a lovely thing to see. It’s good for… Read More

Brighton Festival & House art preview

As a self-confessed luddite, I sometimes struggle with the language of art. I find it difficult to separate the genuine sentiment from the bullshit. So, usually, when an artist states something like, “Wallpaper… Read More

Kirin J Callinan’s Tales From The Crypt

Beneath St James Cathedral, a lone figure stood. Licentious in nature (if only while onstage), a small few hundred, rubbing elbow-to-shoulder-to-mouth-to-nose, packed in like sardines to catch a glimpse of the flickering flame… Read More

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard go west

Elfy Scott gives King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s  new narrative laden, spaghetti-western themed concept album, Eyes Like the Sky, a spin.  King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s 2013 release, Eyes Like the… Read More