Music News SACHI delves into the genesis of ‘My Tempo,’ their nomadic lifestyle between LA and Auckland, and the magic of collaboration by Happy Kiwi electronic duo SACHI are back with a brand new banger, ‘My Tempo’ featuring Set Mo & K.I.M Fresh from their electrifying performances at the New Zealand Summer Festival circuit,…
Music Late nights and Auckland’s K Road, we get into the origins of MOUSSE by Happy “Auckland boasts an eclectic music scene, for us this is centred around the famous K Road where we started gigging and have frequented since” New Zealand’s MOUSSE debuts their exhilarating…
News New Zealand enters second COVID wave as Auckland cluster grows to 48 cases by Ben Hansen In the last 24 hours, New Zealand have confirmed 12 new community cases and one potential case of COVID-19 across the country. The 12 confirmed cases are linked to a…
News First COVID case in 102 days sends Auckland back into stage 3 lockdown by Rachel Daniel New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has confirmed four new cases of coronavirus in Auckland, the first new reported infections in the country for the last 102 days. Auckland is…
Live News Gallery: Wax Chattels at Whammy Bar, Auckland by Happy Holy shit, a gig. Over the weekend Wax Chattels, Na Noise, Memory Foam and local photographer Cam Hay grouped up at Auckland’s Whammy Bar to document something that’ll seem like…
Drugs News Science World-first LSD microdosing study to go ahead at Auckland University by Sam Bowden The “only take half” rule, normally reserved for Splendour In The Grass first-timers, may be getting clinical trials with the University of Auckland receiving final approval to test the effects…
Arts News Gallery: backstage with Marlin’s Dreaming at Neck of the Woods, Auckland by Happy Two nights ago Dunedin four-piece Marlin’s Dreaming dropped into Neck of the Woods, a venue in Auckland’s CBD. It was to be the last New Zealand show of their current…
Music Introducing the hypnotic, groove-laden rock n’ roll of Auckland’s Racing by Sarah Gillard Auckland-based four-piece Racing take rock n’ roll and inject it with a chemical haze of hypnotic and groovy dancefloor beats that’ll leave you satisfied yet wanting more. Following the release of their…
Music Ed Waaka takes aim at a gentrified Auckland in War On The Street by Happy Ed Waaka is a songwriter hailing from Auckland whose newest music addresses the many problems faced by New Zealand’s contemporary Māori population. His latest track War On The Street specifically targets the…
Interviews Auckland duo LEXXA chat their new single Slow Fade Out by Happy It’s been about a month now since we first heard slow fade out; the latest single from Auckland-based sister duo LEXXA. For pretty much that entire time, we haven’t stopped…
Music Raw and raucous: Introducing Auckland’s Miss June by Happy Having come together in 2013 after frontwoman Annabel Liddel recruited a group of musicians to support her solo performance, Auckland band Miss June have not wasted any time in establishing…
News PREMIERE: Auckland hands us the single of the summer with Sneakers and Come Around Sundown by Freya McGahey Out of Auckland, New Zealand comes Sneakers. Their latest single Come Around Sundown is just the ticket to this new sunny weather and the building anticipation for summer. Harbouring one…
Lists Want some Kiwi tunes? Give our Pacific brethren some lovin as Auckland outfit Clap Clap Riot pick their 5 favourite tracks from NZ locals by Happy Cats and dogs. Mario and Bowser. Australia and New Zealand. We share a longstanding rivalry with our nearest neighbours to the east, a rivalry whose seriousness is, more often than not,…
