Best Albums of 2022
2022 was a big year in music, and in our opinion SURG members have impeccable taste. Keen to discover some epic albums you may have missed last year (and their spotlight tracks)? Keep on reading. Could We Be More – Kokoroko Reviewer: Jonathan Chalouhi Whether it’s funky rhythms to danc
MIDNIGHT OIL’S 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 IS A BRILLIANTLY UNIQUE CRY FOR JUSTICE
The Oil’s countdown to midnight remains relevant 40 years on – only saved from being depressingly so by its electrifying rallying urgency, writes Aidan Elwig Pollock. 3,000 bodies had turned the Luna Park Big Top into a steaming, dank pit – a far cry from the late September post-rain cooln
Why Julia Jacklin’s PRE-PLEASURE was one of 2022’s best albums
Kat Porritt-Fraser celebrates a cathartic musical highlight from the past year. Julia Jacklin has the kind of voice that makes you pause what you’re doing to listen in. PRE-PLEASURE has a similar quality as an album – if you resist listening closely, if you’re not ready to open your emotional
FILM REVIEW: The Menu – The Great Anarchist’s Bake off
Picture this; your partner has invited you on a date to an exclusive island restaurant off the coast of America. There’s a whole lot of finance bros dining in, a tyrannical head chef, no menu changes for dietary requirements and no cell phone service. As a person with anaphylaxis, I could tell fro
RETROSPECTIVE: Electric Light Orchestra’s Out of the Blue deserves a place in the pantheon of double albums
The Birmingham band’s explosive seventh album is an oft-overlooked classic, writes Alex Glase. The double record, so often derided for its looseness and filler, allows an artist room to breathe and experiment with musical convention. Lists of the best double albums ever recorded have a few usual s
SRC RECAP: Nobody upset over anything at all in 2022 Election
SERG reports on an outcome that’s as historic as it is wholesome. Something is in the air of this campus, and no, it’s not the smell of sycophantry, but rather the pungent musk of mutual amicability. What? The 2022 USyd SRC Election, which took place over the past few days, has had an
Notice of 2022 AGM
It’s that time of year again where we honour the old and bring in the new with our Annual General Meeting (AGM).Our 2022 AGM will be held on Wednesday 19th October, 2022 at 5:30pm, to elect our 2023 Executive team! Nominations for all positions close at the beginning of the meeting. You must s
Fresh Music Friday: Hoodzy, LEX, Jesswar
Fresh Music Friday is brought to you this week by Zoe Biggs, Fynn Ferdinands, and Kat Porritt-Fraser as they delve into the newest tracks from east coast legends Hoodzy, LEX, and Jesswar.
Uni Tunes Reviews: The Grogans’ Inside My Mind Tour
Fynn Ferdinands takes us back to the Melbourne band’s vibey set at the Oxford Art Factory earlier this year. In light of the release of The Grogans’ cheerily cheeky new track, ‘No Thanks (I’m Going Surfing)’, now feels like an appropriate time to reflect back on the band’s recent ‘
RETROSPECTIVE: Frances Ha fumbles the bag and charms her way out of a quarter-life crisis
Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig’s debut collaboration, which turns 10 this year, untangles the uncertainties and joys of youth through a series of vignettes. Christine Lai reviews. A remedy for those entering their ‘twenty-something’ years, Frances Ha is a film that presents a heartfelt study i