Music News Julia Jacklin, King Stingray, Sampa The Great, and more shortlisted for 2023 Australian Music Prize by Sam Bowmer The Australian Music Prize in partnership with EMI, Virgin, and Island has today announced its shortlist of Australian artists in the running for its annual cash prize of $30k, courtesy…
Music News The AMP returns to Sydney for its 18th Annual Prize by Olivia Adams 2022 is the 18th consecutive year of The Australian Music Prize, sponsored by Melbourne-based SoundMerch – The SoundMerch AMP. Sponsored by SoundMerch, The Australian Music Prize returns again this year….
Features News Pro Audio 9 artists who have reshaped the Fender Jazzmaster by Samantha Hughes Mods, tasteful aesthetics, and downright demolitions. The Fender Jazzmaster guitar has been the signature sound for a huge range of artists for decades. The Fender Jazzmaster was, of course, marketed…
Lists Live Music Aussie artists who have played the biggest US stages in 2022 by Lochie Schuster With a couple of US TV debuts, and a Coachella lineup stacked with Aussie talent, plenty of homegrown artists have graced some of the biggest US stages in 2022. Australia…
News Celebrate the reopening of Sydney’s Metro Theatre with a stacked week of live music by Mike Hitch Live music lovers rejoice, because Sydney’s iconic Metro Theatre is reopening this June for the first time since the pandemic. Despite COVID forcing venues across the country to hunker down…
Live Old friends and new obsessions at Laneway Festival 2019 by Dani Hansen Tipping into the Sydney College of the Arts in Rozelle for the annual St Jerome’s Laneway Festival is always a manic mixture of excitement and anticipation. The buzz and energy…
Lists News Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2018: 81-90 by Happy Presenting Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2018! Join us as we count down our favourite songs released over the last 12 months, and stay tuned as the list gets…
News Laneway Festival unveil their huge 2019 lineup! by Happy UPDATE: British singer Jorja Smith has cancelled her Laneway performances in Adelaide, Melbourne and Fremantle but will still perform in Sydney and Melbourne. She will be replaced by Australian heavyweights…
News Get your Camp Cope fix with their epic Tiny Desk performance by Louise Osborne NPR’s Tiny Desk concerts have hosted no shortage of brilliant local and international acts, and last week’s feature performance of Melbourne favourites Camp Cope was no exception. The trio is…
News Her Sound, Her Story: new doco shines a light on women in the Aussie music industry by Liz Campbell In an increasingly self-aware climate, issues facing women in the male-dominated music industry are clearer than ever. Now, a new documentary titled Her Sound, Her Story shines a spotlight on the…
Lists Music You Need: a playlist by dream pop darlings Lubulwa by Happy Last week we came across Lubulwa, a Melbourne four-piece making spectral pop. The connection came by the way of their self-titled debut EP, a sterling entry in the southern scene’s…
News “We are not scared”: Camp Cope’s crusade against gender inequality rages through Falls Festival by Bill Robinson During their set at the Byron Bay leg of this years Falls Festival, Melbourne band Camp Cope played their latest single The Opener, which criticises gender bias in the industry,…
Lists Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2017: 31-40 by Happy 40. Alex Cameron – Stranger’s Kiss 39. Sex Tourist – Disconnect 38. WAAX – Wild & Weak 37. Camp Cope – The Opener 36. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard…
