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A love letter to music – written by those who listen closely.

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Annette Geneva

Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend Under the Stars

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.

Rhys Mackenzie

Ed O’Brien Finds His Wings on Blue Morpho

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.

Bernard Zuel

Because She’s Good: Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Reviewed

Bernard Zuel reviews Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, a clever, understated and quietly impressive album shaped by love, doubt, The Cure and sharp pop instincts.

Rebecca Gisborne

Spider-Man: Brand New Day: My Spidey Spark Is Back

Rebecca Gisborne returns to the Spider-Verse with Brand New Day, finding plenty to enjoy in Tom Holland’s more mature Peter Parker, an expanded Marvel cast and a franchise that may have rediscovered its spark.

Annette Geneva

Snocaps Album Review: Where Waxahatchee, P.S. Eliot and MJ Lenderman Meet

Snocaps’ self-titled debut is where Katie and Allison Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook turn indie folklore into something beautifully human.

Ben Preece

Ecca Vandal's LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW Is the Album 2026 Needed

Ecca Vandal returns after nine years with LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW, a fearless, genre-defying album that blends punk, hip-hop, R&B and bhangra into one of 2026's most thrilling releases.

Bernard Zuel

Budjerah’s Gentleman: Style, Restraint and the Search for Individuality

Budjerah’s debut album Gentleman is a classy, carefully considered blend of contemporary R&B, gospel and ’90s foundations, carried by a marvellous voice and plenty of style. Bernard Zuel asks whether the individuality can now catch up with the polish.

Ben Preece

Mental As Anything Live in Brisbane: The Hits Were Alive, Even If the Ghosts Were Just as Loud

Mental As Anything return to Brisbane for their 50th anniversary tour with the hits intact, the ghosts impossible to ignore, and a crowd more than ready to sing along.

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Prince – Timeless: Ten Songs, Five Decades and One Big Question: Who Is This For?

Prince obsessive Ben Preece dives deep into Timeless, tracing every song back through five decades of Prince history, from 1977 to his final tour in 2016.

Annette Geneva

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

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

Bernard Zuel

Because She’s Good: Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Reviewed

Bernard Zuel reviews Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, a clever, understated and quietly impressive album shaped by love, doubt, The Cure and sharp pop instincts.

Annette Geneva

Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend Under the Stars

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.

Rhys Mackenzie

Ed O’Brien Finds His Wings on Blue Morpho

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.

Ben Preece

Ecca Vandal's LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW Is the Album 2026 Needed

Ecca Vandal returns after nine years with LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW, a fearless, genre-defying album that blends punk, hip-hop, R&B and bhangra into one of 2026's most thrilling releases.

Bernard Zuel

Budjerah’s Gentleman: Style, Restraint and the Search for Individuality

Annette Geneva

Snocaps Album Review: Where Waxahatchee, P.S. Eliot and MJ Lenderman Meet

Snocaps’ self-titled debut is where Katie and Allison Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook turn indie folklore into something beautifully human.

Ben Preece

Mental As Anything Live in Brisbane: The Hits Were Alive, Even If the Ghosts Were Just as Loud

Mental As Anything return to Brisbane for their 50th anniversary tour with the hits intact, the ghosts impossible to ignore, and a crowd more than ready to sing along.

Neil Booth

When Music Finds You: Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham at Lefty’s

Sometimes the best nights are the ones you don’t plan. Neil heads to Lefty’s Music Hall with no expectations and leaves completely won over by Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham.

Bernard Zuel

Soul That Won’t Sit Still: Jalen Ngonda Live in Sydney

Jalen Ngonda brings timeless soul to a packed Enmore Theatre, winning over a new generation with vintage grooves, soaring vocals and undeniable feeling.

Ben Preece

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Prove, Again, That No One Else Comes Close

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds deliver a transcendent, emotionally overwhelming live show, blending gospel highs, grief, chaos, and communion into one of the finest performances imaginable.

Annette Geneva

The Human Jukebox: Paul Dempsey’s Shotgun Karaoke Comes to Hobart

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.

Tara Dickinson

Where Stillness Speaks: Blanco White at The Triffid

Blanco White bring their immersive, genre-blurring sound to The Triffid, trading peaks for atmosphere in a restrained, hypnotic set that holds the room in quiet awe.

Ben Preece

Pulp in Brisbane: Common People and Timely Rain

Pulp return to Brisbane for the first time since 1998, delivering a sharp, rain-soaked Riverstage performance where ‘Common People’ meets perfectly timed drizzle and Britpop nostalgia feels vividly alive.

Bernard Zuel

Manchester-by-the-Harbour: DMA’S Turn the Metro Into a Northern Dream

DMA’S turn the Metro Theatre into a sweat-soaked, Manchester-tinged dream, celebrating Hills End with a crowd that sings every word like it’s their own.

Ben Preece

It’s My Party and I’ll Burn It Down If I Want To: Meg Mac at Brisbane Powerhouse

Meg Mac transforms Brisbane Powerhouse into a theatrical, deeply personal ‘party’ — a bold, vulnerable show that proves she’s ready for something much bigger.

Waxx Lyrical

Laneway Festival 2026 Grows Up: From Back-Alley Cool to Stadium-Sized Spectacle

A dual-city review of Laneway 2026 — from Geese and Wolf Alice to Chappell Roan’s glitter-soaked headline spectacle.

Rebecca Gisborne

Spider-Man: Brand New Day: My Spidey Spark Is Back

Rebecca Gisborne

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s Wuthering Heights Is Gorgeous, Guilty, and Gloriously Unfaithful

Rebecca Gisborne reviews the 2026 Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi — a visually stunning but divisive Emerald Fennell adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic.

Neil Booth

One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson Delivers the Movie-est Movie of the Year

Paul Thomas Anderson fuses pulp, politics, and pure filmmaking joy in One Battle After Another.

Debbie Caven

Some Thoughts on 'Better Man' From A Robbie Williams fan, of sorts

I'll preface this by stating that I am a Robbie fan of sorts. I wasn’t a Take That fan, but I've always loved his cheeky chappie persona.

Annette Geneva

Mile End Kicks: Main Character Syndrome, Bad Decisions and the Strange Humiliation of Becoming Yourself

Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks is a funny, painfully familiar coming-of-age story about music obsession, youthful entitlement and the awkward gap between who we are and who we think we’re becoming.

Rebecca Gisborne

The Running Man Reboot Reviewed: Style Over Substance But Still A Blast

A slick, entertaining reboot, The Running Man blends dystopian thrills, satire and '80's style fun.

Rebecca Gisborne

'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.

Rebecca Gisborne

'Fly Me To The Moon' : A Stylish, Funny, and Heart Warming Romp

Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, 'Fly Me To The Moon', a stylish, funny & heart warming look at the Apollo 11 mission.

Rebecca Gisborne

Supergirl Doesn’t Need Your Approval

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

Bernard Zuel

The Bear Does The Boss: Jeremy Allen White Channels Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere

In Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Jeremy Allen White steps into Bruce Springsteen’s solitude — not to imitate, but to inhabit it.

Bernard Zuel

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

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

Rebecca Gisborne

'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga', One Hell Of A Prequel

Furiosa is a treat for the ears, eyes, and whatever other senses you may be engaging.

REVIEWS

Annette Geneva

Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend Under the Stars

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.

Rhys Mackenzie

Ed O’Brien Finds His Wings on Blue Morpho

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.

Bernard Zuel

Because She’s Good: Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Reviewed

Bernard Zuel reviews Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, a clever, understated and quietly impressive album shaped by love, doubt, The Cure and sharp pop instincts.

Rebecca Gisborne

Spider-Man: Brand New Day: My Spidey Spark Is Back

Annette Geneva

Snocaps Album Review: Where Waxahatchee, P.S. Eliot and MJ Lenderman Meet

Snocaps’ self-titled debut is where Katie and Allison Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook turn indie folklore into something beautifully human.

Ben Preece

Ecca Vandal's LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW Is the Album 2026 Needed

Ecca Vandal returns after nine years with LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW, a fearless, genre-defying album that blends punk, hip-hop, R&B and bhangra into one of 2026's most thrilling releases.

Bernard Zuel

Budjerah’s Gentleman: Style, Restraint and the Search for Individuality

Ben Preece

Mental As Anything Live in Brisbane: The Hits Were Alive, Even If the Ghosts Were Just as Loud

Mental As Anything return to Brisbane for their 50th anniversary tour with the hits intact, the ghosts impossible to ignore, and a crowd more than ready to sing along.

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Waxx Lyrical

Prince – Timeless: Ten Songs, Five Decades and One Big Question: Who Is This For?

Prince obsessive Ben Preece dives deep into Timeless, tracing every song back through five decades of Prince history, from 1977 to his final tour in 2016.

Annette Geneva

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

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

Bernard Zuel

Because She’s Good: Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Reviewed

Bernard Zuel reviews Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, a clever, understated and quietly impressive album shaped by love, doubt, The Cure and sharp pop instincts.

Annette Geneva

Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend Under the Stars

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.

Rhys Mackenzie

Ed O’Brien Finds His Wings on Blue Morpho

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.

Ben Preece

Ecca Vandal's LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW Is the Album 2026 Needed

Ecca Vandal returns after nine years with LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW, a fearless, genre-defying album that blends punk, hip-hop, R&B and bhangra into one of 2026's most thrilling releases.

Bernard Zuel

Budjerah’s Gentleman: Style, Restraint and the Search for Individuality

Annette Geneva

Snocaps Album Review: Where Waxahatchee, P.S. Eliot and MJ Lenderman Meet

Snocaps’ self-titled debut is where Katie and Allison Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook turn indie folklore into something beautifully human.

Ben Preece

Mental As Anything Live in Brisbane: The Hits Were Alive, Even If the Ghosts Were Just as Loud

Mental As Anything return to Brisbane for their 50th anniversary tour with the hits intact, the ghosts impossible to ignore, and a crowd more than ready to sing along.

Neil Booth

When Music Finds You: Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham at Lefty’s

Sometimes the best nights are the ones you don’t plan. Neil heads to Lefty’s Music Hall with no expectations and leaves completely won over by Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham.

Bernard Zuel

Soul That Won’t Sit Still: Jalen Ngonda Live in Sydney

Jalen Ngonda brings timeless soul to a packed Enmore Theatre, winning over a new generation with vintage grooves, soaring vocals and undeniable feeling.

Ben Preece

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Prove, Again, That No One Else Comes Close

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds deliver a transcendent, emotionally overwhelming live show, blending gospel highs, grief, chaos, and communion into one of the finest performances imaginable.

Annette Geneva

The Human Jukebox: Paul Dempsey’s Shotgun Karaoke Comes to Hobart

Tara Dickinson

Where Stillness Speaks: Blanco White at The Triffid

Blanco White bring their immersive, genre-blurring sound to The Triffid, trading peaks for atmosphere in a restrained, hypnotic set that holds the room in quiet awe.

Ben Preece

Pulp in Brisbane: Common People and Timely Rain

Bernard Zuel

Manchester-by-the-Harbour: DMA’S Turn the Metro Into a Northern Dream

DMA’S turn the Metro Theatre into a sweat-soaked, Manchester-tinged dream, celebrating Hills End with a crowd that sings every word like it’s their own.

Ben Preece

It’s My Party and I’ll Burn It Down If I Want To: Meg Mac at Brisbane Powerhouse

Meg Mac transforms Brisbane Powerhouse into a theatrical, deeply personal ‘party’ — a bold, vulnerable show that proves she’s ready for something much bigger.

Waxx Lyrical

Laneway Festival 2026 Grows Up: From Back-Alley Cool to Stadium-Sized Spectacle

A dual-city review of Laneway 2026 — from Geese and Wolf Alice to Chappell Roan’s glitter-soaked headline spectacle.

Rebecca Gisborne

Spider-Man: Brand New Day: My Spidey Spark Is Back

Rebecca Gisborne

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s Wuthering Heights Is Gorgeous, Guilty, and Gloriously Unfaithful

Rebecca Gisborne reviews the 2026 Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi — a visually stunning but divisive Emerald Fennell adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic.

Neil Booth

One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson Delivers the Movie-est Movie of the Year

Paul Thomas Anderson fuses pulp, politics, and pure filmmaking joy in One Battle After Another.

Debbie Caven

Some Thoughts on 'Better Man' From A Robbie Williams fan, of sorts

I'll preface this by stating that I am a Robbie fan of sorts. I wasn’t a Take That fan, but I've always loved his cheeky chappie persona.

Annette Geneva

Mile End Kicks: Main Character Syndrome, Bad Decisions and the Strange Humiliation of Becoming Yourself

Rebecca Gisborne

The Running Man Reboot Reviewed: Style Over Substance But Still A Blast

A slick, entertaining reboot, The Running Man blends dystopian thrills, satire and '80's style fun.

Rebecca Gisborne

'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.

Rebecca Gisborne

'Fly Me To The Moon' : A Stylish, Funny, and Heart Warming Romp

Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, 'Fly Me To The Moon', a stylish, funny & heart warming look at the Apollo 11 mission.

Rebecca Gisborne

Supergirl Doesn’t Need Your Approval

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

Bernard Zuel

The Bear Does The Boss: Jeremy Allen White Channels Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere

In Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Jeremy Allen White steps into Bruce Springsteen’s solitude — not to imitate, but to inhabit it.

Bernard Zuel

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

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

Rebecca Gisborne

'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga', One Hell Of A Prequel

Furiosa is a treat for the ears, eyes, and whatever other senses you may be engaging.

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Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend Under the Stars

Ed O’Brien Finds His Wings on Blue Morpho

Because She’s Good: Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Reviewed

Spider-Man: Brand New Day: My Spidey Spark Is Back

Snocaps Album Review: Where Waxahatchee, P.S. Eliot and MJ Lenderman Meet

Ecca Vandal's LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW Is the Album 2026 Needed

Budjerah’s Gentleman: Style, Restraint and the Search for Individuality

Mental As Anything Live in Brisbane: The Hits Were Alive, Even If the Ghosts Were Just as Loud

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Annette Geneva

Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend Under the Stars

Rhys Mackenzie

Ed O’Brien Finds His Wings on Blue Morpho

Bernard Zuel

Because She’s Good: Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Reviewed

Rebecca Gisborne

Spider-Man: Brand New Day: My Spidey Spark Is Back

Annette Geneva

Snocaps Album Review: Where Waxahatchee, P.S. Eliot and MJ Lenderman Meet

Ben Preece

Ecca Vandal's LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW Is the Album 2026 Needed

Bernard Zuel

Budjerah’s Gentleman: Style, Restraint and the Search for Individuality

Ben Preece

Mental As Anything Live in Brisbane: The Hits Were Alive, Even If the Ghosts Were Just as Loud

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