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24/09/2025
By Lucy Horton
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Old enough to know better, young enough to pretend: 25 Years of The Get Up Kids’ Something to Write Home About

There’s quite the line outside the Oxford Art Factory. Hoodies and canvas jackets are tied around waists, freeing hands to vape or authenticate, photographically, claims of ‘the last time they were here….’. The distribution of flannels is more than standard, but not in-your-face; offset by t

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10/06/2025
By Aidan Elwig Pollock
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The day I went and saw Japanese Breakfast at the Opera House on a whim and a prayer

Japanese Breakfast is a musical project I had definitely heard of before May 2025, but my knowledge did not extend beyond this fantastically textural name. It was only when a friend mentioned that they were heading to the Opera House to see the act, who were performing as part of Vivid, that I sat d

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09/06/2025
By Allison Mackey
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Old mervs at the roundhouse

Henry Carringtonn-Jones and David House – the twosome that comprises Old Mervs – looked casual and comfortable onstage at the UNSW Roundhouse. It was as if they’d been plucked from the crowd in front of them and instructed to use just an electric guitar and a drum set to expertly command an ot

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02/12/2024
By Finn Cameron
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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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02/12/2023
By Rosina Carbone
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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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02/08/2023
By Rosina Carbone
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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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02/03/2023
By Bella Salier
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GIG review: Baby Beef at the Midnight Special

They’re cool, they’re relaxed, they’ve got amazing voices. They’re Baby Beef.

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11/09/2022
By Fynn Ferdinands
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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 ‘

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07/05/2018
By Maisie Wilson
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Review: Hinds @ SWG3, Glasgow

New-wave indie-rock girl group Hinds stormed the SGW3 during mid-sem break.

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31/03/2018
By Jarret Armstrong
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Review: FBi Takeover of The Marly

What can you expect from a two dollar show? Is this too good to be true? Did we drink enough beforehand? How and why did we eat that much Chinese food?

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