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LATEST READS

Jonesing For This One: Chris Whitley – Living with the Law

Column

Matt Jones returns with Jonesing For This One to revisit Chris Whitley’s Living with the Law, an overlooked 1991 gem of blues, folk and rock.

Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend Under the Stars

Reviews

Annette Geneva heads to Suffragette Records in Hobart for a star-lit first listen to Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend, an intimate, strange and quietly devastating return.

Forever Five: Pinky Beecroft (Machine Gun Fellatio)

Forever Five

Five albums Pinky Beecroft can't live without.

Deep Dive

Everybody knows 'Laid'. Far fewer know Laid. We go beyond James’ immortal title track to discover the strange, intimate Brian Eno-produced album hiding behind the hit.

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.

ARTICLES

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.

24 Jan 2025
Heatseekers

Guy Dent: All About Fun, Music, and a Little Chaos

Guy Dent is an unconventional Brisbane musician, blending a clear love for music’s iconic hits of the past with his own unique flair.

28 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 Feb 2025
Film Reviews

'Maria' Paints A Poignant Portrait of an Opera Icon

Portrayed by Angelina Jolie, Maria was one of the world’s most influential opera singers and had a turbulent & sensational personal life.

23 Jan 2025
Film Reviews

Bob Dylan Biopic, A Complete Unknown, Vibrates With A Palpable Sense of Joy

A Complete Unknown is not exactly a film about Bob Dylan.

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

28 Jan 2025
Heatseekers

Introducing betNwa: Charli XCX meets Tyler, The Creator With A Guitar-Pedal Fetish

betNwa is the musical project of Brisbane-based transfem artist home recordist & regular Waxx Lyrical Love Letter columnist, Bette Benjamin

21 Jan 2025
Interviews

10 Years of 'Tales': A Conversation with The Peep Tempel’s Stewart Raynor

To mark 10 years of The Peep Tempel's second album, Tales, we caught up with bassist Stewart Raynor for a chat.

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