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02/12/2023
By Rosina Carbone
ArticlesConcert ReviewMusic

Welcome to the Brian Jonestown Massacre

Photo by Rosina Carbone Rosina reviews the Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Enmore Theatre – 16 November 2023 Good things happen to those who wait around concert venues. So when singer Anton Newcombe and guitarist Ryan Van Kreidt spill out of the doors of the Duke to greet the throng of flat caps an

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30/10/2023
By Bailey Kang
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RECAP: Mode Festival 2023

Image: By Ravyna – Ravyna Jassani Bailey recaps the highs and lows of this year’s ‘mode’ at Cockatoo Island Mode Festival is in its sophomore year of turning Cockatoo Island warehouses into thumping stages for a worldwide selection of electronic music. This year, the lineup i

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26/09/2023
By Miles Huynh
ArticlesMusicOpinionSURG

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16/09/2023
By Nathan Phillis
ArticlesMusicRetrospectiveSURG

Folk Punk: 45 Years Later

Image by Sam Moqadam from Unsplash. Let’s hear it for the crusties, tree-huggers, and city rats I’ve always been a huge proponent of the folk-punk genre. The music industry is absolutely rife with the Car-Seat Headrests, Taylor Swifts, and King Crimsons of the world, but – despite all thei

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13/09/2023
By Grace Street
ArticlesConcert ReviewFeatureMusic

Brutalismus 3000: Serving ‘ULTRAKUNST’ in Paris 2023

The Berlin-Based post-techno gabber punk duo brought an electric set to La Cigale Hall in May this year. After discovering the ‘post-techno gabber punk’ duo Brutalismus 3000 on a techno playlist assembled for me by Spotify, I made it a mission to get to their ULTRAKUNST 2023 Tour.  As it ju

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10/09/2023
By Xuandi Yan
ArticlesMusicOpinionReview

Deep Purple: More than ‘Smoke on the Water’

Xuandi implores you to appreciate this classic band. Whenever someone asks for a classic rock band recommendation, hard rock fans won’t always mention Deep Purple first. Even when the band is noted, the frequently mentioned song is ‘Smoke on the Water’ (1972), inspired by a real fire accident

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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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06/08/2023
By Zoe Biggs & Fynn Ferdinands
ArticlesMusicOpinionPlaylist

Music to Soundtrack Sem 2

Graphic by Bella Rough Uni is back, so we’ve curated a list of the best Aussie releases of 2023 so far to get you through it With semester 2 well and truly in session, you might already be dreading the study grind, or maybe you’re looking forward to any number of social events. Whatever the

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02/08/2023
By Rosina Carbone
ArticlesConcert ReviewMusicSURG

YEAH YEAH YEAHS ARE STILL BIGGER THAN THE SOUND

Rosina reviews yeah Yeah Yeahs @ The Hordern Pavilion – 24 July 2023 Image credits: Jordan Munns Looking around, it’s not hard to see that Sydney has sorely missed Yeah Yeah Yeahs.  Pay no mind to the crisp chill that pervades the general admission queue, or the untimely booking that wi

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22/07/2023
By Zoe Biggs
ArticlesMusicSplendour 2023SURG

’23 Splendour Spotlight: Mumford & Sons

Zoe reflects on the nostalgia of the band, and longs for a Sydney sideshow. In 2009, my parents travelled to Ireland for a friend’s wedding. Having hired a car to drive from Dublin to Dingle, it was Mumford & Sons’ first studio album, Sigh No More (2009) which (partially) soundtracked their

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