Live Another One with Mac DeMarco by Dani Hansen Mac DeMarco’s latest meander down under saw the OG jizz-jazzer and his bandmates hit the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney for the first show of the tour, with the spectacular stylings…
News Paul Kelly and CHAI among new additions to MONA FOMA 2020 lineup by Dennis De Caires The full lineup for the third edition of Tasmania’s Museum of Old & New Art‘s summer festival, MONA FOMA, has been unveiled. MONA FOMA is returning in 2020, and they’ve…
News Mac DeMarco announces 2020 Australia/New Zealand tour by Happy Here comes Mac DeMarco! Everybody’s favourite prince of indie rock has just confirmed an Australian and New Zealand tour, joined by local psych warlords POND and Japan’s favourite contemporary punks…
Music WATCH: Chai – Curly Adventure by Happy Chai have released a new video for their PUNK track Curly Adventure. The new animated clip was directed by Sean Solomon and designed by the band’s bassist and artistic director, Yuuki….
News SXSW 2019 wrapped: here are the 5 acts to keep a close eye on by Molly Lasker With SXSW, the world’s largest annual conglomerate of film, interactive media and music done and dusted for another year, attendees are still wrapping their head around the myriad of talent…
News Australian acts reign supreme halfway through this year’s SXSW by Molly Lasker For ten days every March, the population of Austin, Texas doubles in size. Industry professionals, film buffs, tech heads, music fans and curious spectators brave the incessant traffic, exorbitant prices…
Lists News From Ireland to Japan: this is what punk sounds like around the world by Happy Punk was around before its popularisation in Britain in the 1970s. Some believe that the genre is more than just that word, it’s an ideology that has endured throughout history…
Music WATCH: CHAI – Choose Go! by Happy Japanese neo-kawaii outfit CHAI have just released the second teaser for their sophomore album PUNK. CHOOSE GO! finds Mana, Kana, Yuuki and Yuna back at school, living through all the tropes that…
Music News With the announcement of a new album, CHAI have shared a new single by Happy Japanese quartet CHAI have returned with another single this morning. The new track is called Fashionista, and arrives alongside details for a new album. On March 15th, CHAI will release their…