NEWS. REVIEWS.
INTERVIEWS.

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Murray Cook of the OG Wiggles — five albums he can't live without.

Butch Walker’s Peachtree Battle — an EP written in the shadow of losing a father.

A dual-city review of Laneway 2026 — from Geese and Wolf Alice to Chappell Roan’s glitter-soaked headline spectacle.

Lo-fi, keys-driven and quietly heartfelt, Duke Box’s Welcome To The Real World is a debut album built on honesty, nostalgia, and songs that feel like they’ve been waiting patiently to be heard.

Matt Jones revisits Midnight Oil’s Earth and Sun and Moon in the wake of Rob Hirst’s passing — a nostalgic, heartfelt tribute to one of the band’s most underrated albums.

A Written In Reverb essay on Manchester Orchestra’s debut, exploring discomfort, vulnerability, and why I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child still matters.

A Waxx Lyrical deep dive into our January 2026 Record of the Month — a record of disconnection, hypnosis and human groove.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds deliver a transcendent, emotionally overwhelming live show, blending gospel highs, grief, chaos, and communion into one of the finest performances imaginable.

Viagra Boys tear through Fortitude Music Hall with a blistering Brisbane set, mixing absurdist humour, brute-force punk and crowd-fuelled chaos.

Matt Jones returns with Jonesing For This One, spotlighting James Iha’s Let It Come Down — a sunny, surprising solo album that rewards time and repeat listens.

Talitha Jae opens up about ‘Ada’, her most personal song to date — a raw, intimate release shaped by infertility, miscarriage, and pregnancy after loss.

Andy Bull discusses revisiting People You Love as a Director’s Cut, exploring instinct, cohesion, creative risk, and what it means to truly finish an album.

Post-hardcore grit, dark humour and concrete-bowl chaos — Lucas Stone of HAMMERS unpack Death Wobbles and their long-awaited debut.

A Waxx Lyrical deep dive into Lykke Li’s Wounded Rhymes — exploring desire, damage, control, and the album that reshaped modern pop heartbreak.

Whatta great year for new music!

A love letter to Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American — emo’s most generous masterpiece,.

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Novak and JH from Polish Club — five albums they can't live without.

AC/DC and Amyl & The Sniffers hit Brisbane. Hard!

Kendrick Lamar delivers a stadium show built on tension, restraint, and absolute control.

Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball live in Brisbane delivers a massive pop opera of chaos, queens, heartbreak and triumph.

Matt Jones launches his new Waxx Lyrical column Jonesing For This One by revisiting Crowded House’s Temple of Low Men.

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Glenn Richards — five albums he can't live without.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor deliver a transcendent, immersive live performance in Seoul, blending seismic post-rock, analog film projections, and a powerful anti-war message in total darkness.