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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.

ARTICLES

12 June 2023

Vallis Alps Offer Reflective New Single, Inch Closer To Their Debut Album

The latest from their forthcoming debut album, 'Cleave'

23 May 2023
Album Reviews

The National, 'First Two Pages Of Frankenstein'

Middle age moments? Yeah, and what of it?

4 May 2023
Album Reviews

Jessie Ware, 'That! Feels Good!

JESSIE WARE That! Feels Good (Clash/EMI) IT WAS PRETTY COMPREHENSIVELY answered last time of asking, in 2020, but in case it wasn’t clear...

22 Mar 2023
Album Reviews

Album Review : Seaford Mods, 'UK Grim'

Sleaford Mods, UK Grim. Album review by Bernard Zuel.

8 June 2023
Live Reviews + Photos

Sleaford Mods in Brisbane

Tuesday night in Brisbane doesn't typically lend itself to anything energetic from its residents, let alone a show of support for live music

8 May 2023
Heatseekers

The Last Dinner Party Serve Delicious Debut Single.

IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THESE EARS CAN STILL HEAR A #TUNE when stumbling upon one. The Last Dinner Party's most excellent debut single 'Nothing Matters' popped up randomly on my streaming platform of choice and, upon doing a little research doesn't seem like these ears are exactly taste making after all - their trajectory is already well on its way! I call this exercise of releasing this kind of debut single "to pull a Wet Leg" - that doesn't mean it shares anything more with Wet Leg than an...

18 Apr 2023
Album Reviews

Album Review : Cub Sport, ‘Jesus At The Gay Bar’

... if Jesus was to show up at this gay bar – “robes hitched up to his knees/to make it easy to spin” – he’d not have to explain himself.

22 Mar 2023
Live Reviews + Photos

Live Review : Florence + The Machine

Bernard Zuel reviews the massive Florence + The Machine show at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

7 June 2023

Celebrating the Nu-Jazz Mastery of Yussef Dayes, new single'Rust' (with Tom Misch)

New track 'Rust serves as the second single from Dayes' forthcoming debut album, Black Classical Music.

4 May 2023
Live Reviews + Photos

Laurel in Brisbane

Laurel is part Danaerys Targaryen (the look) and part Florence Welch (the voice), yet somehow 100% her own creation.

6 Apr 2023
Album Reviews

Album Review : Boygenuis, 'The Record'

Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers each have a track record of work that can undercut tendentiousness

15 Mar 2023
Live Reviews + Photos

Live Review : Genesis Owusu in Brisbane

Having seen Genesis three times before, the addition of the orchestra was indeed mighty delicious for the ears

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