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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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5 Nov 2024

Live Reviews + Photos

Thom Yorke Solo: A Vulnerable Voice In A Boundless Space

Thom Yorke solo was not hiding from his reputation as a borderline misanthrope

22 Oct 2024

Record Of The Month Deep Dives

You Do It To Yourself - 20 Essential Facts About Radiohead's The Bends

Radiohead's The Bends was something of a revelation in 1995, so we've assembled some essential and easy to digest facts.

7 Oct 2024

Album Reviews

The Smile's 'Cutouts' Connects Everything Philosophical, Intellectual & Emotional

Cutouts refuses to catalogue neatly but the patterns really are laid out before you. They are connected. Everything is connected.

26 Aug 2024

Live Reviews + Photos

Greta Van Fleet and The Velveteers Rock Brisbane

The modern phenomena of shorter attention spans in younger people is disproved as extended jams and indulgent solos dot the set.

25 Oct 2024

Album Reviews

Danny & The Champions Of The World, 'You Are Not A Stranger Here' Review

DANNY AND THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD You Are Not A Stranger Here (Loose) THE SNIPPET OF A WEATHER REPORT broadcast, sliding in at the...

14 Oct 2024

Album Reviews

Pure Froth: A Love Letter To Fred again.. (But Not His Albums)

In her monthly column, betNwa explains her love for Fred again... but not necessarily his albums.

10 Sept 2024

Album Reviews

Fontaine D.C.'s Romance eyes a world of big rooms and large-scale visions

Fontaine D.C.'s 4th album sees them sail past their roots and into a world of big rooms and large-scale visions.

23 Aug 2024

Heatseekers

Heat Seeker: HOL!DAY, 'Call On My Brothers'

Something of a men's mental health anthem, the song might be the best thing Dave Grohl never recorded.

25 Oct 2024

Album Reviews

Amyl & The Sniffers, 'Cartoon Darkness' Review

The energy, the slap of force, the puckish as much as punkish provocations

7 Oct 2024

Record Of The Month Deep Dives

How Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines' Defied Categorisation & Helped Invent Trip Hop

Massive Attack's Blue Lines remains one of the most compelling and influential albums of all time—an absolute masterpiece.

9 Sept 2024

Album Reviews

Brat to Brat: A Love Letter to Charli XCX

betNwa's love for Brat runs so deep, it has sparked her a monthly column. Welcome to her first entry!

15 Aug 2024

Waxx Lyrical presents...

Waxx Lyrical Presents ... Paul McCartney & Wings, 'One Hand Clapping'

Waxx Lyrical cordially invites you to an opening night screening of Paul McCartney & Wings: One Hand Clapping at New Farm Cinemas.

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