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Another Duel Zuel, taking on two of Australia’s sharpest young guitar bands — The Belair Lip Bombs and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers.

For AusMusicMonth, Annette Geneva writes a luminous Written In Reverb essay on DMA’S The Glow.

Sharon Van Etten delivers a flawless, world-class show in Brisbane with The Attachment Theory, turning a quiet Tuesday into a powerful, immersive live experience.

A slick, entertaining reboot, The Running Man blends dystopian thrills, satire and '80's style fun.

Paul Dempsey storms QPAC with a masterful Shotgun Karaoke set, turning iconic songs into powerful reinterpretations. Carla Geneve opens the night beautifully.

Annette Geneva revisits the chaos and charm of MySpace’s TOP 8, exploring friendship warfare, glitter fonts, and the internet’s last real romance.

A deep dive into Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life — the snarling, swaggering 1977 comeback album born of chaos, camaraderie, and resurrection.

30 years on, Up To Our Necks In It still slaps. Skunkhour hit the road to celebrate their cult classic with funk and fire

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Joe Camilleri of The Black Sorrows — five albums he can't live without.

On West End Girl, Lily Allen trades hooks for heartbreak, turning her post-divorce pain into pop confessions that cut deep.

In Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Jeremy Allen White steps into Bruce Springsteen’s solitude — not to imitate, but to inhabit it.

Olivia Dean and St Paul & The Broken Bones take different routes to the same destination — modern soul with heart, muscle, and melody.

At the Sydney Opera House, Gordi bridged medicine and music in a show that felt both intimate and transcendent.

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

Following the passing of D’Angelo at 51, musician and songwriter Andy Bull reflects on the artist who changed his life — a visionary who redefined soul, rhythm, and spirit for a generation.

Geese’s Getting Killed is a feverish, poetic burst of post-punk energy where panic meets beauty and youth crashes into genius.

Ryan Adams revisits Heartbreaker live in Sydney with raw emotion, dark humour, and unpredictable charm.

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl is pure pop theatre — dazzling, messy, and impossible to look away from.

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

Paul Thomas Anderson fuses pulp, politics, and pure filmmaking joy in One Battle After Another.

The Peep Tempel ignite Brisbane’s Crowbar with a feral, funny, and ferociously tight set. Supports Eyes Ninety and GIMMY set the tone for a night of pure chaos and grit.

Ben Lee live is a radiant celebration and one as seminal LP Awake Is The New Sleep turns 20.

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Sally Seltmann — five albums she can't live without.

Photographer Yejin Cho captures Suede’s electrifying performance at the 2025 Busan International Rock Festival, Korea’s longest-running rock event.