Olympus Has Fallen pretty low
Carol Bowditch discovers that she’s not a teenage boy during Olympus: This smarmy two-hour blockbuster frustrated me, not only because I needed to visit the ladies and felt like I couldn’t because I… Read More
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Kurt Vile is Wakin on a Pretty Daze
I have just discovered that Kurt Vile, founding member of stoner-rock outfit The War on Drugs and also a rather successful solo singer/songwriter, is actually something of a family man. This caused disarray… Read More
Mama Kin at Northcote Social Club
Mama Kin compared her microphone stand to a penis, made an excellently complicated Harry Potter reference, told her mum to ‘put earplugs in’, twice, and swore repeatedly at her sister. She told stories… Read More
Hand Games First Birthday
The words “Hand Games” can evoke memories of sticky, playground children slapping at each other and screeching “down on the banks of the hanky-panky!” But now, in relative maturity, we’re referring to party… Read More
Heartless Bastards at The Troubadour
Tenley Nordstrom reviews her favourite band’s recent performance in Los Angeles and gets somewhat starstruck: I first saw the Heartless Bastards in 2009. At the time, I had no idea who they were.… Read More
Going Loco at The Slip Inn
Somethingyousaid.com’s Carol Bowditch earned serious hipster points by attending the El Loco at Slip Inn Blogger Party, where she gobbled tacos and guzzled Margaritas. The Slip Inn has recently joined forces with El Loco, following… Read More
British Sea Power – Machineries of Joy
Gary Page reviews the newest longplayer by Brighton-based outfit British Sea Power: The first time I became fully aware of British Sea Power was on an overcast August day back in 2006. They curated… Read More
Superteng by Wrongtom meets Deemas J
Wrongtom meets Deemas J’s critically acclaimed, reggae, dancehall and dub fuelled album ‘In East London’ was, for my money, one of the best UK releases of 2012. It has been hailed by many including Steve… Read More
Snoop Lion: Recarnated. Puff puff pass.
If you are looking for an insightful documentary about the highs and lows of the American rap scene in the 90’s, it being the foundations of modern rap and hip hop and all that,… Read More
The Tenderness of Rust And Bone
Carol Bowditch checked out Rust and Bone, a harrowing tale about overcoming major adversity and the trials of real, modern relationships. Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) is self-sufficient and has a new woman to fulfill his needs every… Read More
Inc. – No World album review
Somethingyousaid.com checks out the first longplayer from inc: The thinking behind Inc.’s debut album, No World, is a fusion of oldschool RnB and soul music. When I heard this, I was intrigued. I… 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