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Supergirl Doesn’t Need Your Approval

Film Reviews

Rebecca Gisborne reviews Supergirl, finding a superhero film less interested in likability than goodness, agency and the right to be messy.

Ewan Jackson on heartbreak, hindsight and finding comfort in looking back

Heatseekers

Sydney singer-songwriter Ewan Jackson talks heartbreak, hindsight, home recording and the stories behind The World From Here, as his first two EPs come together for the first time on What I've Done So Far.

Twenty Years Wide Awake: A Love Letter to Bright Eyes’ I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

Column

Bright Eyes’ I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning album cover, used for Annette Geneva’s Written In Reverb column on the beloved 2005 indie-folk record.

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.

ARTICLES

6 June 2025
Album Reviews

Grey, Wet, and Inside My Head: Matt Berninger’s Get Sunk

On Get Sunk, Matt Berninger isn’t chasing catharsis—he’s documenting the quiet collapse.

4 June 2025
Forever Five

Forever Five: Blake Scott (The Peep Tempel)

Five albums Blake Scott (The Peep Tempel) can't live without.

30 May 2025
Written In Reverb

Still Listening: Frightened Rabbit’s Painting Of A Panic Attack

Annette Geneva's Written In Reverb is a personal column about the records that resonate through time—haunting, healing, and holding us when we need them most. In this first instalment, she writes a love letter to Frightened Rabbit’s Painting of a Panic Attack and the echoes left behind by Scott Hutchison’s voice.

27 May 2025
Long Looks

The Long Hard Road to Wildflowers and How Tom Petty Learned to Let Go

A deep dive into Tom Petty’s most vulnerable album, Wildflowers, its lost songs, and the story behind the music that listens back.

6 June 2025
Heatseekers

Begin Again, Again: J Mahon’s Long Road to Right Now

J Mahon opens up from Berlin about shedding old identities, staying clean, and writing hundreds of songs in search of something real.

4 June 2025
News

One Street, One Day: Hilltop Hoods and Meg Mac to Play New Townsville Festival

Hilltop Hoods, DMA’s, and Meg Mac are heading north for the launch of One Street One Day — a brand-new street-style music festival kicking off in Townsville this July.

28 May 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Sigur Rós with the Brisbane Philharmonic, Through Yejin Cho’s Lens

Experience the haunting beauty of Sigur Rós’s 2025 Brisbane performance through the lens of photographer Yejin Cho.

20 May 2025
Forever Five

Forever Five: Steve Kilbey (The Church)

Five albums Steve Kilbey (The Church) can't live without.

5 June 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Beth Gibbons Live: Still A Voice Like No Other

Beth Gibbons delivers a breathtaking performance at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall, performing Lives Outgrown in full with a jaw-dropping encore of Portishead classics.

30 May 2025
Record Of The Month Deep Dives

Mk.gee, The Reluctant Virtuoso and His Dream Police

We trace Mk.gee's rise, his sound, and Two Star & The Dream Police, the record that’s already reshaping what a breakthrough can look like.

28 May 2025
Forever Five

Forever Five: Lachlan Rose (Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird)

Five albums Lachlan Rose (Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird) can't live without.

13 May 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Sound and Light and Slowdive Live

Slowdive’s music feels like memory — hazy, intimate, and achingly beautiful. Photographer Yejin Cho sees the world much the same way.

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