Features Music News Do shit leaders inspire good songs? by Happy Music has a long history of being an artform utilised in activism. Protest songs have been sung upon the strumming of a chord ever since the guitar was born and…
Lists Music The must-see classic acts at Bluesfest 2023 by Sam Bowmer With Byron Bay Bluesfest fast approaching, we take a look at the must-see classic acts on the music festival’s stellar lineup. Byron Bay Bluesfest is almost here, and as we’ve…
Interviews Music Elvis Costello is a more perceptive, skilled and thoughtful writer than ever by Chloe Maddren The Boy Named If is full of bright, driving melodies, heavy emotions and insightful lyrics that depict the steady decline into what is essentially being a proper grown-up. Once again,…
Lists Pro Audio Check out the best electric guitars you can get your hands on by Borna Crvelin It’s been harsh time for the last few years. Thinking of getting the electric guitar of your dreams? Here are a few of our favourites. The electric guitar has had…
Music LISTEN: Elvis Costello – ‘No Flag’ by Emily Elvish Elvis Costello’s new single is overflowing with punk-esque nuances and political frustration. His first new music since Look Now in 2018, the track perfectly captures today’s unrest, despite being penned months…
Lists Here are the 12 best Christmas songs ever written by Happy As the year winds down to a close we reflect on the tunes we will undoubtedly be hearing this Christmas. Though my Grandma never stops raving about Bing Crosby and…
Music WATCH: Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Mr. and Mrs. Hush by Happy Elvis Costello & The Imposters have just released a video for Mr. and Mrs. Hush. It’s off their 2018 album Look Now. The track is full of saturated swagger and is…
News Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney are releasing a heap of raw recordings of their 1980s collaborations very, very soon by Agnes O'Dwyer Prolific songwriters and rock gods Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello look back on their 1980s Flowers in the Dirt Sessions, where the pair teamed up to form probably the greatest…
