A digital journal of handpicked record stores and listening bars.

Built from passion.

  • Wax Journal is a passion project of Corné van den Bos, who has spent over a decade in the cultural and music industry digging, designing, and developing value on the web. It began as a personal map of record stores, listening bars, Hi-Fi restaurants and cafés around the world — and grew into a directory to make discovering music destinations easier and more intentional.

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  • Curated with intent.

    Every venue featured in Wax Journal is handpicked for its musical identity, cultural relevance, and atmosphere. Quality over quantity, always.

  • Discovered through community.

    We don’t map cities. We map meaning, through the ears of the community: diggers, DJs, collectors, shop owners, and everyday listeners who know where the soul is hiding.

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