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02/12/2024
By Finn Cameron
FeatureMusicMusic Review

MODE FESTIVAL 2024

What is this “cultural celebration” that they claim takes place at Mode Festival? Here Finn Cameron finds out the truth. Mode held its third edition on Wareamah (Cockatoo Island) on Saturday 12th October. Improving on each year, it seems they are well on their way to creating an annual q

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25/06/2024
By Aidan Elwig Pollock
Concert ReviewMusicMusic ReviewSURG

Cancer Bats storm Crowbar

My leather jacket just isn’t cutting it anymore. It’s a frigid sabbath like this that sees me only dare to brave the Crowbar floor with a down-padded winter jacket zipped to my chin and covertly thick socks tucked under bootcut jeans. “We’re here to see Cancer Bats and then we’re fucking r

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10/05/2022
By Christine Lai
CampusCity RoadFeature

Strikes & Pickets: A Beginners Guide

USyd staff are set to strike for 48 hours this Wednesday and Thursday (11-12th May). This protected industrial action was voted overwhelmingly in favour by members of USyd’s National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) last month and is a response to growing casualisation that has left a systematic ma

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18/04/2022
By Harry Gay
FeatureFilmFilm ReviewRetrospectiveReview

RETROSPECTIVE: DIG! is the Explosive Rock Doc You Need to See

Last month, The Brian Jonestown Massacre released a new track, ‘The Real’, and announced they would be dropping two albums in 2022 – one in June, and one in October. With a big year ahead for the band, now is a great time to revisit the band’s 2004 documentary Dig!. The film follows the

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11/04/2022
By Harry Gay
FeatureMusicMusic ReviewReview

SONG REVIEW: Lime Cordiale prove sex sells with ‘Facts of Life’

Lime Cordiale obviously needs no introduction. Formed on the Northern Beaches in 2009, consisting of brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach, along with touring members James Jennings, Felix Bornholt and Nicholas Polovineo, the band has been topping the charts and winning awards ever since. As a fellow Nort

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25/03/2022
By Tamsyn Bellew, Zander Czerwaniw & Katarina Butler
FeatureFresh Music FridayMusic

FRESH MUSIC FRIDAY: SYCCO, ALPHA GOOSE, AND A.GIRL

Fresh Music Friday is back and more Australian than ever, as Katarina Butler, Zander Czerwaniw, and Tamsyn Bellew guide you through the latest (genuine) bedroom pop from Sycco, some funky beats from USYD's own Alpha Goose, and the smoothest hip hop RNB from Sydney's A.GIRL.

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15/03/2022
By Andy Park
MusicMusic ReviewSURG

SONG REVIEW: VOH’s ‘Amnesia’ is Hard to Forget

When describing distinguished artists and performers, people often talk of the mysterious “X–factor”. As much as we can attempt to verbalise their talent with colourful descriptions, there’s an ineffable charm which arrests our attention. With her sparkling second single, it’s clear that w

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