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Forever Five: Tania Doko (Bachelor Girl)

Column

Bachelor Girl’s Tania Doko reveals the five albums she can’t live without, spanning Donny Hathaway’s soul, John Farnham’s warmth, Robyn’s emotional pop, Chris Stapleton’s country grit and Sam Fender’s urgency.

Thirty Years Down the Wrong Road: Modest Mouse Keep Moving Through the Maze

Album Reviews

Thirty years in, Modest Mouse are still following the crooked road. An Eraser and a Maze is messy, haunted, funny and stubbornly alive.

Ed O’Brien Finds His Wings on Blue Morpho

Album Reviews

In his first ever review for Waxx Lyrical, Rhys Mackenzie takes on Ed O’Brien’s Blue Morpho, a meditative, textured journey through crisis, nature, spirituality and quiet transformation.

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

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.

ARTICLES

6 Mar 2025
News

Róisín Murphy Kicks Off Anticipated Australian Tour in Melbourne

Ireland’s ingenious forward-thinking voice RÓISÍN MURPHY kicks off her first Australian Tour in five years next week.

4 Mar 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Kylie Minogue Live: The Pop Queen’s Tension Tour in Review

Kylie Minogue dazzles Sydney on her Tension tour, blending classics with new hits in a night of pure pop magic.

27 Feb 2025
Record Of The Month Deep Dives

How Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited Redefined Rock and Roll

No artist embodied this spirit of rock and roll defiance quite like Bob Dylan in 1965.

26 Feb 2025
Heatseekers

Morgan Saint: In Her Own Rhythm

NYC-bred indie pop auteur Morgan Saint is carving her own niche in the city's underground. We spoke to her about her new album & her process

5 Mar 2025
Forever Five

Forever Five: Andy Bull

Forever Five: Andy Bull—five albums Andy Bull can't live without.

3 Mar 2025
Interviews

How Jenn D’Eugenio is Leading the Way For Women In The Vinyl Industry

Founder of Women In Vinyl, Jenn D’Eugenio is Leading the Way For Women In The Vinyl Industry

27 Feb 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Osees & Knee: Live in Photos

Photo Gallery: Chris Searles snapped Osees and Knee at the Princess Theatre in Brisbane.

13 Feb 2025
Waxxing Lyrical

Ben Preece Talks About Waxx Lyrical, Vinyl Obsessions, Nada Surf, and Building a Community for Music Lovers

Happy Mag Chats to Ben Preece About Vinyl Obsessions, Nada Surf, and Building a Community for Music Lovers

5 Mar 2025
News

New Order Kick Off Australian Tour Tonight in Perth

Legendary synth-pop pioneers New Order have touched down in Australia , kicking off their highly anticipated tour tonight.

3 Mar 2025
News

International Women's Day—March 8th

Stay tuned to all happenings this week and help us accelerate action for women in music. 🙌🏻

26 Feb 2025
Interviews

From the archive: A Chat With Per Gessle of Roxette

With a retrospective article pulled from the archives, Ben Preece chatted to idol of his younger years, Per Gessle.

6 Feb 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Evaporating Adulthood: The Flaming Lips Bring A Carnival Of Colour To Brisbane

It’s rare to walk out of a gig feeling lighter than when you arrived, but that’s precisely The Flaming Lips effect.

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