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Jonesing For This One: INXS, Welcome To Wherever You Are

Jonesing For This One

Matt Jones revisits INXS’ overlooked 1992 album Welcome to Wherever You Are and makes the case for it as the band’s boldest, most adventurous, and perhaps most underrated release. A forgotten gem from one of Australia’s greatest bands.

The Human Jukebox: Paul Dempsey’s Shotgun Karaoke Comes to Hobart

Live Reviews + Photos

A night of nostalgia, singalongs and beautiful detours as Paul Dempsey brings Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II to Hobart, with heartfelt support from Kaitlin Keegan and a room full of songs, stories and unexpected moments.

Forever Five: Tim Rogers

Forever Five

Tim Rogers selects the five albums he can't live without.

Deep Dive

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

Deep Dive

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

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30 Jan 2024

Interviews

Navigating the Creative Process: An Interview with The Moving Stills' Tom Mahler

Tom Mahler of The Moving Stills chats to us about Wabi Sabi our Waxx Lyrical Record Of The Month for January 2024.

19 Jan 2024

Album Reviews

The Moving Stills - 'Wabi Sabi'

Guest reviewer Ian Thompson assigns words to our ROTM from The Moving Stills.

7 Dec 2023

Live Reviews + Photos

Capturing the Rock Legends: My Experience as a Photographer Shooting You Am I

What happens when a photographer and die hard You Am I fan is let loose backstage at a You Am I show.

4 Dec 2023

Live Reviews + Photos

Lights, Music, and More! A Review Of Kraftwerk's Electrifying & Expectation-Defying Brisbane Show

THOSE WHO HAD SNUCK A LOOK AT A VIDEO of a recent Kraftwerk performance walked in tonight's show believing we knew what to expect.

19 Jan 2024

Film Reviews

'The Color Purple' Explores the Power of Music, Dance, and Emotion in Film

Rebecca Gisborne reviews The Color Purple, a bold new musical take on the beloved classic.

13 Dec 2023

Live Reviews + Photos

Caroline Polachek: A Transcendent Encounter That Leaves Brisbane Breathless

Words don't accurately describe Caroline Polachek; her boundless talents are nothing short of a revelation...

7 Dec 2023

Film Reviews

Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé -- 2023's Greatest Superhero Movie

a virtuosic concert film which does justice to the album – the sound, the visuals and the editing is impeccible.

3 Dec 2023

Live Reviews + Photos

Allah-Las Live In Photos

Chris Searles, camera in hand, captured Californian surf rockers, Allah-Las, live in action at Felons Brewing Co., Brisbane.

19 Jan 2024

Album Reviews

The Smile, 'Wall Of Eyes'

Review of the second album from Radiohead-side project, The Smile. This one is 'Wall Of Eyes', Bernard Zuel gives the lowdown.

9 Dec 2023

Live Reviews + Photos

The War On Drugs & Spoon Serve an Emotional Helping of Old School Rock

The War On Drugs and Spoon dish up an evening of music that navigates a path through a maze of open-ended emotions.

6 Dec 2023

Album Reviews

RVG, 'Brain Worms'

RVG Brain Worms (Ivy League) THIS BAND, I GOTTA TELL YOU, this band is doing something strange. Strange and so good. All the while...

30 Nov 2023

Interviews

Jane Gazzo -- Architect of 90's Nostalgia, Guardian of Australia's Alternative Epoch

In the kaleidoscope of Australian music, one name crystallises the essence of the 1990s – Jane Gazzo.

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