News Master the art of Mac Demarco’s woozy synth sounds with this incredible in-depth tutorial by Happy We’ve been absolutely frothing over the work of synth magician Reverb Machine. The blog is a gold mine of lessons that dive into the hardware synth sounds of artists like…
Music The world is going to shit, but at least we have Mac DeMarco and This Old Dog by Alastair Cairns The first thing I did after listening to This Old Dog, the new record by Mac DeMarco, was type his name into Youtube. I had a pretty good idea of…
News Yo Mac DeMarco, what’s up with the room full of demo Fenders in your house? by Happy With his new album This Old Dog due for release this Friday, W Magazine recently took a lens into the home of Mac DeMarco, revealing some of the equipment he uses,…
News Anyone on the hunt for a new job? Mac DeMarco is hiring an assistant, for real by Happy Mac DeMarco is hiring a new assistant for his Fan Club, for real. Skills required include experience with email marketing system Mailchimp, CMS WordPress, HTML, CSS, iMovie and the ability to…
News Snuggle up with your best cuddle buddy Mac DeMarco and his new track On The Level by Happy Your best pal Mac DeMarco has shared another song from his upcoming 2017 LP. The Canadian singer-songwriter releases his new album This Old Dog on May 5th. Listen to previous single…
Features How Mac DeMarco crafted a career as everybody’s best friend on Rock and Roll Night Club by Ella Krivanek Wherever you go, you’ll find friends of Mac DeMarco. From LA to Joburg, start chatting with someone about the East Coast music scene and have them tell you, “Oh yeah,…
News Like dogs? Watch Mac Demarco play This Old Dog in a dog grooming parlour while two dogs get haircuts by Happy A few weeks back Mac Demarco dropped two tracks that will feature on a brand new album, due out this May. This Old Dog and My Old Man saw Maccy…
Music Listen to TWO new tunes from Mac Demarco and suss all the details for his new record This Old Dog by Happy Heads up. Everyone’s favourite goofball Mac Demarco has TWO new tracks out, the first we’ve heard from him since he dropped his breakup classic Another One in 2015. And he’s dropped the…
Lists News The 5 best Pitchfork Music Festival sets from a decade of recordings by Tom Cameron If you’re any kind of cluey Happy reader, you may have noticed us fawning over Pitchfork before. The world-class publisher is an endlessly satisfying tastemaker, consistently serving up fresh perspective,…
Lists Still wishing you were born in the 60’s? These 10 generation-defining records prove why you’re wrong. by Kantali James Our generation has been blessed with the ability for any artist now to incorporate everything from the past, fuse it together and produce fresh music that could never have been…
News Verge Collection is the triple J Unearthed Southbound winner by Emily Mathison The Southbound line-up has just expanded with the addition of triple J Unearthed competition winner Verge Collection. The Perth outfit boast a unique indie / folk / pop sound, which…
News Mac DeMarco and puppets serenade school kids. Not creepy, just awesome by Shayen de Silva Tonstartssbandht have released a cute little video featuring Mac DeMarco and a pair of puppets for their song Seriously. Made up of brothers Andy (who plays guitar in Mac DeMarco’s band) and…
Lists 8 acts you’d be insane to miss at Falls Festival (and yes, we know our shit) by Nick Stillman Well, Winter is finally winding down, Splendour In The Grass is over, and the Summer months are actually starting to feel like tangible thing. With all these things comes the dawn of…
