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Forever Five: Pinky Beecroft (Machine Gun Fellatio)

Forever Five

Five albums Pinky Beecroft can't live without.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day: My Spidey Spark Is Back

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Rebecca Gisborne returns to the Spider-Verse with Brand New Day, finding plenty to enjoy in Tom Holland’s more mature Peter Parker, an expanded Marvel cast and a franchise that may have rediscovered its spark.

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Budjerah’s Gentleman: Style, Restraint and the Search for Individuality

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Budjerah’s debut album Gentleman is a classy, carefully considered blend of contemporary R&B, gospel and ’90s foundations, carried by a marvellous voice and plenty of style. Bernard Zuel asks whether the individuality can now catch up with the polish.

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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.

Deep Dive

Deep Dive

It didn't produce a major hit, but it introduced one of Australia's most important bands with astonishing confidence. We explore the stories, songs and legacy of Midnight Oil's extraordinary debut.

Deep Dive

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RECORD OF THE MONTH DEEP DIVES
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17 Dec 2025
Forever Five

Forever Five: Polish Club

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

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10 Dec 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball Live: Pop Theatre at Its Most Monstrous

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

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3 Dec 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Live In Seoul: The Sound of Resistance and Hope

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.

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29 Nov 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Franz Ferdinand Live Light Up The Brisbane Night

Franz Ferdinand light up Brisbane’s Riverstage with a high-energy, career-spanning set, supported by standout performances from Teenage Dads and Delivery.

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15 Dec 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

AC/DC + Amyl & The Sniffers at Suncorp Stadium: Noise, Catharsis & A Night That Meant More Than Music

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

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9 Dec 2025
Jonesing For This One

Jonesing For This One: Crowded House – Temple of Low Men

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

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1 Dec 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

A Night for Jeff Buckley: BIFF Closes On A High

A screening of It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley and a star-studded live tribute to Grace bring BIFF 2025 to a heartfelt close.

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29 Nov 2025
Record Of The Month Deep Dives

Loneliness, Reinvention and the Long Way Back: The Story of Paul Kelly’s Post

A deep dive into Paul Kelly’s Post — the 1985 album that rebuilt his career and shaped the next 40 years of Australian songwriting.

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11 Dec 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Kendrick Lamar Live: A Reluctant Giant's Stadium Show in Sydney

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

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6 Dec 2025
Forever Five

Forever Five: Glenn Richards (Augie March)

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

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30 Nov 2025
Heatseekers

Fjords, Silence and Song: Inside Ben Provest’s ‘Trying To Be Brave’

Australian artist Ben Provest talks heartbreak, Icelandic isolation, creative flow and the making of his new cinematic folk single ‘Trying To Be Brave’.

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28 Nov 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Parcels Live: A Night of Groove, Glow and God-Tier Musicianship

Parcels deliver a breathtaking, future-disco masterclass at Brisbane’s Riverstage, supported by Mildlife’s cosmic groove.

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