Wax Trax Records' blog with news from our little block in the city and the music our staff are into right now.
By Daisy Spinelli I recently returned from a spin overseas, where I visited four European countries: Ireland, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark. We had a jam-packed schedule between planes, trains, and visits with friends and family, with little time to wander. However, as a record store employee and aficionado, going on an international crate dive seemed... Continue Reading →
By Ethan Goddard If you’ve asked people the question “what type of music do you listen to?” chances are that you’ve probably the response “anything but country music” at least once or twice. Hell, even I’ve been guilty of saying it! But the longer I’ve worked at Wax Trax, I’ve found myself trying to be... Continue Reading →
By Blu Fernandez Payola: The illegal act of paying or bribing a radio station to play your record on the radio or television without disclosing the payment. It was made officially illegal in 1960, after a large scandal wherein it was discovered a few of the biggest radio stations in the US were taking bribes... Continue Reading →
By Jeff Doan (guest contributor) A crowded room, a small venue, some good BBQ, and a killer show is all a music lover needs in life. That is exactly what went down at the King Tuff show last month at Globe Hall. From the moment the first song kicked off—pulling double duty as the start... Continue Reading →
Siouxsie & The Banshees in Denver, 1986 2026 intro and 1986 article by Duane Davis Siouxsie Sioux's voice during her peak in the 1980s was an immediate presence, cold, hard, supple: coil upon coil, a predatory embrace, not so much malign as indifferent–a gun going off in a distant room. The Siouxsie and the Banshees... Continue Reading →
By Daisy Spinelli After nearly a decade in the making, Wheelchair Sports Camp released their highly anticipated album, “Oh Imperfecta” on Alternative Tentacles last Friday, May 15. Self-described as a “collage of sound,” the new album is political without being preachy, hilarious without losing emotional weight, and cohesively genre-diverse. Ahead of their Wax Trax early... Continue Reading →
By: Ethan Goddard It isn’t very often I have a good excuse to talk about movies here in Wasted Energy. But with the recent release of “Michael” (the first installment in the two part Michael Jackson biopic), I figured now is the time. MAYBE I can convince Wax Trax to let me write-off my AMC... Continue Reading →
When the first car hit our family business at 13th and Washington, I was 9 years old. I was still playing records on my Fisher Price turntable – Disney’s “Chilling Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House” was my jam. The last near miss was this last Saturday, taking out one of the crash bollards in... Continue Reading →
By Ethan Goddard A few months ago, I wrote an article touting my most anticipated albums of early 2026. So now that we’re nearly five months into 2026, and four of my five the albums from that article have been released, what better time that now to return with a new pile of exciting platters... Continue Reading →
A night of industrial art-damage bands at The Pirate Art Gallery in 1985 Intro by Duane Davis Editor’s note: For those uninitiated, our Resonance article series recovers a music piece from our past (often from decades-old, dusty Wax Trax zine) with a reflective, modern intro. The following covers a 1985 Westword article Duane wrote about... Continue Reading →