News Pro Audio Watch Dave the Band perform ‘Endstart’ Live at Enmore by Dan Shaw Dave the Band has been a favourite of Happy’s for years. The Newcastle three-piece deliver straight-up punk rock just the way you like it — brash, hard-hitting, and with ridiculously…
Music WATCH: dave the band – ‘Fine!’ by Luka Simonetti Newcastle-based trio dave the band deliver on their latest single, Fine! It’s a cathartic release from the day’s struggles, layered with blistering drums, fast power chords and a hardcore bass…
Live News Check out what went down at the Happy Mag Issue 13 Launch by Happy On Friday the 13th of December, we got a little bit weird at the Marlborough Hotel in Sydney for our Issue 13 Launch. This was the inaugural Outsider Issue, and…
News Announcing the first round of artists playing our Issue 13 Launch! by Happy The next edition of our magazine is right around the corner, and of course, we can’t launch a new mag without throwing big ol’ free party to celebrate. Today we’re…
Music dave the band return with Steve Albini-produced scorcher ‘Ultrahard’ by Tom Cameron dave the band (formerly just dave) have reemerged, and they’re coming in hot. The Newcastle three-piece have spent some time overseas, recording their debut album Slob Stories with a man who…
News Splendour is introducing a payment plan for all us struggling music lovers by Rianna Manuel With the Splendour In The Grass 2019 lineup dropping just yesterday, it’s hard to believe we’ve got more news already. But the Gods of Splendour have looked down on us…
News Get out your daily planners: The Gum Ball have dropped their full 2019 program by Rianna Manuel 2019 marks the 14th year of The Gum Ball festival and this one’s bigger than ever. Announcing their first run of artists late last year, organisers have just dropped their…
Music WATCH: dave – Juice by Happy Good time Newcastle boys dave are back with Juice, a freshly squeezed new single from their upcoming EP Never Yoch Alone. Meanwhile, we’re still not getting any closer to finding out exactly…
Lists Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2017: 1-10 by Happy 10. Jen Cloher – Regional Echo 9. Baker Boy – Marryuna 8. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Over Everything 7. Hatchie – Try 6. Methyl Ethel – Ubu…
Features Needle In The Hay News Vinyl Here are the winners of Happy Mag’s Needle in the Hay competition! by Happy Back in May we announced Needle In The Hay, our very own vinyl competition. With a grand prize of 250 vinyl pressings from Zenith Records and a slew of backup…
Live Needle In The Hay Vibes, sweat and ringing ears: this is what went down at our Needle In The Hay party by Happy Our inaugural Needle In The Hay vinyl comp has been one hell of a ride. We were absolutely blown away by the submissions from artists from around Australia and New…
Music Pad thai and high voltage yoch ‘n’ roll: A brief encounter with Dave by Happy Dave are probably the hardest band to Google ever, but once you find them, they reward the shit out of you. Three dudes from Newcastle making high voltage rock ‘n’…
Features Needle In The Hay The cream of the crop: Meet the 6 bands playing at our Needle in the Hay party by Happy It’s been a hard slog but we’ve had an absolute blast listening to all the submissions for our Needle in the Hay vinyl comp. There is an absurd amount of…
