News Bluesfest 2022 will host The Cat Empire’s final show with their original lineup by Cassie Benco Bluesfest 2022 have announced The Cat Empire as their opening night headliner, marking the final show ever for the band’s original lineup. The Byron Bay blues and roots festival is…
Live The Cat Empire showed their worth as one of Australia’s best live acts at the Enmore theatre by Freya McGahey A Cat Empire show is unlike any other you are likely to see. Not simply a performance; this is an opportunity to see music being newly created right before your…
Music If Sticky Fingers, The Cat Empire, and Bob Marley made a baby the result would be The Dinlows by Harriet Wolstenholme In a generation that is so immersed in techno music, where becoming a DJ is a new found universal career ambition, it is arguable that an appreciation for acoustic sound…
News The Cat Empire announce national tour in support of upcoming album Rising With The Sun by Emily Mathison The Cat Empire have announced a string of shows in support of their upcoming album Rising With The Sun, set to drop on March 4. The tour follows the success…
News Do you want your face on The Cat Empire’s new album artwork? by Shayen de Silva Charismatic six-piece The Cat Empire have revealed the details for their long awaited sixth album Rising With The Sun, and if you’re lucky, you may get your mug on the…
Interviews Music Daniel Rossen on ‘You Belong There’ and finding the soul in intricate songcraft by Dan Shaw All photos: Amelia Bauer After relocating to the remote Southwest of the U.S., Daniel Rossen has reemerged with You Belong There: a solo record of ambitious scope and brimming with…
Clocked News Age of Empires 4: what to expect, and when to expect it by Alys Oldham A fan preview event has finally offered insights into the long-awaited Age of Empires 4, which is set for release later in 2021. After 16 long years, the world is…
Features Pro Audio How the Fender Bassman set the standard for guitar amplification by Dan Shaw The Fender Bassman emerged from the factory to give voice to the bass. But it went on to become a classic for guitarists as well, spawning many tributes along the…
Features American Music: how Duke Ellington built a jazz empire by Dan Shaw When it comes to the pillars of jazz, none stand prouder than Duke Ellington. And like fellow luminaries of the idiom, he pushed this uniquely American phenomenon forward, doing it…
Music Edit The Empire have done it again with this ripping new indie-rock banger by Luke Haggart The latest single from Edit The Empire is perhaps the most catchy and loveable, feel-good indie rock track to come out this year. This City’s Electric will quickly have you on your…
Music Mantis Empire’s new single Summertime is the sunny day jam you need by Happy Rolling in from their home on the idyllic Sunshine Coast are Mantis Empire, who have presented some top-shelf beach vibes in their newest single Summertime. Bringing easy beats, lulling melodies and…
News Catch Client Liaison, The Internet, Sampa the Great and more at Melbourne’s Zoo Twilights 2019 by Lara Smetannikov Melbourne Zoo Twilights have unveiled a big lineup for next year’s summer concert series, and its looking pretty tight. Client Liaison, Kira Puru, Briggs, Archie Roach, Alice Skye, Sampa the…
Interviews “I wanna have an empire”: chatting with Tkay Maidza, a hood princess in the making by Ben Robinson This article appears in print in Happy Mag Issue 9. Grab your copy here. Tkay Maidza – born Takudzwa Victoria Rose – stomped her way into our eardrums at the…
