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24/08/2026
By Lucy Horton & Charlotte Macdonald
FeatureFilmInterviewSURG

An Interview with James Litchfield and Lucinda Reynolds of Alphabet Lane (2026)

Charlotte (Vice President, FilmSoc) and I (Digital Content Director, SURG) sat down with James Litchfield and Lucinda Reynolds, the writer-producer duo behind Alphabet Lane (2026). You can see it on screen on Saturday September 5 as part of the Sydney Opera House’s Australian film program. Sho

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22/08/2026
By Felicity Errington
NewsOpinion

Sydney has a Venue Problem.

Lazy Thinking’s imminent closure on the 29th of August represents a sad prognosis for Sydney nightlife: a terminal venue problem. Last year, the scene saw more closed doors than opened ones, from Mary’s Underground to the Midnight Special. In all my interviews with local artists over the years,

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22/08/2026
By Calista Burrowes
Concert ReviewFeatureMusicOpinion

Mouseatouille Live Changed My Life

Calista Burrowes reviews their Phoenix Central Park set, 13/8/26 When I stumbled into a very exciting opportunity to see Mouseatouille at Phoenix Central Park, I couldn’t contain my excitement. I had never seen the band live. I’d attempted to, several times now, but each time, I just missed them

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17/08/2026
By George McMillan
Concert ReviewFeatureOpinionSURG

Life during wartime: on massive attack at afterpay arena, August 9 2026.

Orpheus carefully yet assuredly steps toward his reflection in the mirror. He thinks not of his recently murdered wife, Eurydice, but of the princess of death with whom he has fallen in love. He makes contact with the mirror’s surface, which breaks and ripples. His body and reflection converge

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07/08/2026
By Alize Viner
FeatureInterviewSURG

“We’re friends first and a band second”: Deadshowws discuss the release of their new album, You In Colour 

Deadshowws discuss the release of their new album, You In Colour.

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01/08/2026
By Rosina Carbone
Concert ReviewFeatureOpinionSURG

I was the “Rat” in the “Bin” that was Jim E Brown at Mary’s Underground

I expected Friday the 26th of June 2026 to be about a lot of things: The last gig at Mary’s Underground ever. My friends’ dual birthday party. Faux-Pom post-punk synth-pop. Millennial-style self-deprecation. 9-11. (All things hyphenated to death.) Instead, my night was about the pristine McChick

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