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Jonesing For This One: Portishead – Third

Jonesing For This One

Matt Jones returns to make the case for Portishead’s Third, the darker, stranger and more adventurous album hiding in the enormous shadow of Dummy.

Forever Five: Ella Hooper

Forever Five

From teenage Killing Heidi firebrand to award-winning songwriter and Americana troubadour, Ella Hooper has spent more than 25 years making her mark on Australian music. For her Forever Five, she takes us back to the records that helped make her.

Prince – Timeless: Ten Songs, Five Decades and One Big Question: Who Is This For?

Album Reviews

Prince obsessive Ben Preece dives deep into Timeless, tracing every song back through five decades of Prince history, from 1977 to his final tour in 2016.

Deep Dive

Everybody knows 'Laid'. Far fewer know Laid. We go beyond James’ immortal title track to discover the strange, intimate Brian Eno-produced album hiding behind the hit.

Deep Dive

August and Everything After didn't arrive with swagger. It arrived with uncertainty. In this Waxx Lyrical deep dive, we explore the stories, songs and emotional honesty that transformed Counting Crows' debut into one of the defining albums of the 1990s.

ARTICLES

2 Aug 2022
Album Reviews

Album Review : Beyoncé, Renaissance

Beyoncé Knowles has arrived at that party. Naturally, the party is now hers.

26 July 2022
Live Reviews + Photos

Live Review : Wet Leg Wind Up Aussie Tour in Sydney

There was a real end of term/end of tour feel to this gig which closed the short Wet Leg Australia Tour.

26 June 2022
Heatseekers

Heat Seeker: Feign Jima, 'Ballerina Baby'

Naarm / Melbourne vocalist Feign Jima gets the Spotlight treatement for her exquisite single, 'Ballerina Baby'.

4 June 2022
Live Reviews + Photos

Live Review : Paul Kelly Leads A Once-In-A-Lifetime Night Of Music

By now, it's pretty much redundant to declare Paul Kelly a national treasure - everybody knows it, everybody feels it.

31 July 2022
Record Of The Month Deep Dives

Grimes Rewrote The Rules Of Pop Music When She Released 'Art Angels'

In 2015, Grimes gave us one of the albums of the decade, an unflinching and complete body of work that is everything pop music should be.

24 July 2022
Album Reviews

Album Review : Lizzo, 'Special'

LIZZO Special (Nice Life/Atlantic) IT KINDA MAKES SENSE, but it’s still kinda weird that this album would be declared a “radical...

21 June 2022
Interviews

Luke Steele Trades Empire For Cabin In The Woods

Luke Steele (Empire Of The Sun, The Sleepy Jackson) steps forward with his self-produced debut solo album "Listen To The Water."

4 June 2022
Live Reviews + Photos

Live Review : Meg Mac Successfully Activates 'Next Level'

Photo by Gabi Rankine @gabrianekincreative MEG MAC PRINCESS THEATRE, BRISBANE SATURDAY, JUNE 4 It's no bold revelation to write this and tout Meg Mac as the "real deal". Everybody has undoubtedly known that since the first time they pay witness to that voice! However, what occurs tonight, if you didn't see it for yourself on this recent On Your Mind Tour , then please take it under good authority that Meg Mac has moved her show, her performance and her songs to the next level. Unsure what...

27 July 2022
Waxxing Lyrical

36 Of The Best Albums Of 2022 So Far

Every July, we pause and take stock of the year so far and gather the best albums we've wrapped our ears around so far.

19 July 2022
Heatseekers

Heat Seeker : The Buoys, 'Red Flags'

Spotlight on 'Red Flags', the new single from Sydney all-female indie rockers, The Buoys. For lovers of Best Coast and early Wolf Alice.

17 June 2022
Live Reviews + Photos

Live Review : The Wombats Bring a Healthy Dose of Musical Serotonin to Brisbane

The Wombats played Brisbane for the first time in three years and brought huge anthems, much-needed serotonin and marsupial costumes.

2 June 2022
Live Reviews + Photos

Live Review: Gretta Ray Debuts Dazzling National Tour In Brisbane

A Gretta Ray show runs the full gamut of emotions and her setlist and abilities are simply remarkable for a young artist.

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