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23/08/2023
By Will Thorpe
ArticlesMusicMusic ReviewRetrospectiveSURG

Retrospective: Fifty years on from Goats Head Soup, have the Stones’ critics learned anything?

At the end of the day, the Stones rock on. The history of the Rolling Stones is, in large part, a history of sceptical critics dismissively writing off albums, and interviewers posing the question of when the band will pack it in. 61 years in, they’re still waiting. Released August 1973, Goats Hea

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19/08/2023
By Matthew Forbes
ArticlesMusic ReviewSURG

‘Barbie: The album’ deserved better

The soundtrack for the biggest film of the year is heavy on big names, but light on thrills There are probably very few people as satisfied with themselves right now than the Barbie marketing team. Between the universally praised teasers, social media campaigns that caught on like pink wildfire, and

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23/06/2023
By Archie Wierum & Fynn Ferdinands
Artist SpotlightMusicMusic ReviewSURG

Artist Spotlight: Sarah Yagki

“Alone is her best work yet” sarah yagki’s epically cinematic take on pop rock creates electrifying emotion through powerful vocals and sensational stage presence. KEY POINTS: Sydney pop-rock virtuoso Sarah Yagki recently released her latest single ‘Alone’, and it is her best w

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21/05/2023
By Solomiya Sywak
Music ReviewOpinionPerformanceSURG

Eurovision 2023: Here We Go Again

Strap in as Solomiya Sywak details for you the epic highs and lows (but mostly lows) of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest It’s that time of year again, time to get out all the silver outfits from deep inside the closet because Eurovision 2023 has just smacked the whole world in the fac

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U Stay On My Mind
18/05/2023
By Archie Wierum
Artist SpotlightMusicMusic ReviewSURG

Artist Spotlight: jnr.

jnr. emerges as an unstoppable force, proving his versatility in new single, ‘u stay on my mind’ KEY POINTS: Spelled j-n-r full stop, and pronounced ‘junior’, jnr. is one of Sydney’s most rapidly growing artists right now. His discography, which is full of hits worthy of the dance

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17/05/2023
By Rosina Carbone
MusicMusic Review

VADA VADA: ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN THE GARDEN

ROSINA CARBONE COMPELS ROCK FANS TO MOVE ON WITH A SPRING IN THEIR STEP, A GRIN ON THEIR FACE AND A MAROTTE TWIRLING IN THEIR HAND  I have a long history of making myself suffer. Whether it’s plunging myself into the reductive swirls of really-unnecessary anxieties or taking an ultra-steep ro

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30/03/2023
By Will Thorpe
MusicMusic Review

Introducing Barerra: 60’s-inspired rock made in the 2020’s

Will Thorpe breaks down how alt-rock 4-piece Barerra has found their perfect niche. Aficionados of classic rock and ‘60s fashion culture are likely well aware that on Instagram and TikTok exists a vibrant community of like-minded people. They listen extensively to the the Beatles, the Stones, Crea

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28/03/2023
By Tamsyn Bellew & Fynn Ferdinands
Fresh Music FridayMusicMusic ReviewPlaylistSURG

FRESH MUSIC FRIDAY: Taylor Swift, Civic Video, Charli Lucas

tamsyn bellew reviews new releases from taylor swift, civic video, and charli lucas while waiting on an international eras tour announcement. All Of The Girls You Loved Before – taylor swift Listen, Lover is a no-skips album, but I still don’t understand why we were robbed of this heartwarmi

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21/03/2023
By Aidan Elwig Pollock
MusicMusic ReviewRetrospective

RETROSPECTIVE: The Cranberries’ ‘Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’ remains a triumphant debut

30 years on, the Limerick band’s debut album has cemented itself as a uniquely vulnerable classic, writes Aidan Elwig Pollock. Every once in a while, we stumble upon one of those special albums with the capacity to genuinely change our lives. I don’t mean “change our lives” in a trite, hyper

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18/03/2023
By Zoe Biggs, Archie Wierum, Amna Sheikh & Fynn Ferdinands
Fresh Music FridayMusicMusic ReviewPlaylist

Fresh Music Friday: The Buoys, MuftiDay_Project, Chuey, The Kicks

THIS WEEK IS A BIG ONE FOR SURG’S FRESH MUSIC FRIDAY AS WE’RE DELIVERING A BONUS TRACK FOR YOU! READ AHEAD FOR ZOE BIGGS, ANNA SHEIKH AND ARCHIE WIERUM’S REACTIONS TO THE NEWEST RELEASES FROM THE BUOYS, MUFTIDAY_PROJECT, CHUEY, AND THE KICKS! i Want You – The Buoys Amna: This song was ma

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