Music LISTEN: Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto – ‘Two (Live at Sydney Opera House)’ by Happy Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto have released Two, an album recorded earlier this year live at the Sydney Opera House. The record features tracks from The Revenant soundtrack, other collaborations from…
News Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto’s new album captures a 2018 performance at the Sydney Opera House by Sophie Lamberts Weird, experimental, radical: that’s probably how we would try to describe the indescribable live performance of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto at the Sydney Opera House last year. Omnipresent since…
News Legendary Japanese composer and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto passes away at age 71 by Tammy Moir The music world is mourning the loss of one of its most influential figures as news breaks of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s passing at the age of 71. Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Japanese…
Features Lists From Bowie to Slash: Iggy Pop’s 12 finest collaborations by Luke Saunders The godfather of punk has created a hell of a lot of quality music throughout his life. He’s also frequently flirting with death and insanity like they are his most…
News Ryuichi Sakamoto’s 1998 album ‘BTTB’ to be reissued with liner notes by Haruki Murakami by Happy Ryuichi Sakamoto‘s album BTTB is set to be reissued this November in celebration of its 20th anniversary. It will feature liner notes by none other than legendary Japanese author, Haruki Murakami….
Books Lists News Happy’s Best New Books 2024 by Happy Updated weekly by the fine folk at Happy Mag, these are the absolute best new books that this week has to offer from Australia and around the world!…
Books Lists News The 23 best fiction books of the 1990s by Ria Pandey The 1990s were 30 years ago. Feel old yet? For nostalgia’s sake, we’ve collected 23 of the best fiction books of the decade. On the brink of a new millennium,…
Music News Tool’s Maynard James Keenan shares his short duck-themed film ‘An Easter Story’ by Mike Hitch Tool frontman, Maynard James Keenan has shared a short film online about his pet ducks, called An Easter Story. No joke. The film, shot and narrated by Keenan himself, centres around…
News Save the turtles and your phone with these sweet as WĀKE cases by Emily Elvish As restrictions slowly ease and shops begin to reopen, you’ve probably got one thing on your mind: “Damn, I really need a new phone case.” Iso was a trying time,…
Features Pro Audio The new shape of rock: the legend and legacy of the Gibson Explorer by Happy The year was 1957 and Fender was dominating the electric guitar market with their Stratocaster, Telecaster and Precision Bass models. Gibson had released the first Les Paul model five years…
Music Avers by Emma Jenkins Seemingly shrouded in mystery are Richmond (USA) band, Avers. I’ve had to search the bounds of the Internet to salvage what little information exists about this band.Their air of secrecy…
