Music News We look at Madonna’s 22 albums that have reached top ten in the charts by Happy All hail Madonna! The Queen of pop is the first female artist to have top ten albums in every decade since the 80’s. The Queen of Pop has earned a…
Music News Pop Culture Rufus Wainwright says Madonna is “quite mean” to him by Amy Davidson Rufus Wainwright has put Madonna on blast for all the shitty run-ins they’ve ever had over the years: “Just bizarre, and very rude.” A new interview with Rufus Wainwright reveals…
Music News Pop Culture Sex Instagram takes down Madonna’s nudes… and she’s not happy! by Lara Dee Madonna has given new meaning to “express yourself” by posting a series of racy photos on her Instagram account. The 63-year-old superstar hit back at Instagram after the platform removed…
Features Lists Music Sex 10 sexiest on-stage costumes of all time by Sarah Gillard The 10 sexiest on-stage costumes of all time PRESENTED BY Here are our picks for the crème de la crème of the sexiest on-stage costumes throughout history. One of the…
Features Pro Audio SSL Consoles: the secret weapon of ’80s pop by Claudia Schmidt SSL consoles are the silent force behind so many of the world’s most popular songs, their emergence forever revolutionising the recording process. But why were they so influential? During the…
News Weird Madonna actually photoshopped herself onto a TikToker’s body by Claudia Siron Madonna has shocked the world again, and this time it isn’t a wardrobe malfunction or kissing Drake onstage. It’s photoshopping at its worst. No, this time, it’s the accusations surrounding…
Music Pop Culture Video WATCH: Musicians outsmarting sexist interviewers by Happy “Go kiss the guy in the audience!” Believe it or not, these blatantly sexist interviews actually happened. Imagine asking Madonna to do something she didn’t want to do, or aggressively…
News Madonna’s Instagram flagged for posting misleading COVID-19 information by Julia Lo Surdo Superstar Madonna recently shared a post on Instagram regarding a supposed COVID-19 treatment to her 15 million followers. The post was promptly deleted by Instagram for spreading false information. Madonna…
News Happy’s ‘Worst Guitar Solos of All Time’ YouTube video has hit 250k YouTube views! by Jayden Collins To help release some much-needed endorphins, we at Happy Mag would like to remind you of our YouTube video The Worst Guitar Solos of All Time. Turns out that nearly…
Features Pro Audio Madchester and the sounds of the Second Summer of Love by Max Mahood Even though electronic music and synthesisers were becoming more popular throughout the 1980s, there was still a healthy guitar-based strain of alternative-rock music on both sides of the Atlantic. If…
Features Pro Audio KORG M1: the final instalment in the digital trilogy by Dan Shaw The KORG M1 learned the lessons of Yamaha’s DX7 and Roland’s D-50 and perfected digital synthesis. Read on as we explore the best-selling synth of all time. For those who…
Features Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Massive Attack’s ‘Mezzanine’ by Dan Shaw Along with Portishead and Tricky, Bristol’s Massive Attack was elemental in the genre of trip-hop. Typified by dusty, downtempo beats, icy vocal deliveries, the style somehow evokes claustrophobia despite being…
Features Pro Audio The Oberheim DMX drum machine: the heartbeat of hip hop by Dan Shaw In many ways, the sonic style of the ’80s was characterised by the embrace of new technology, without necessarily complying with the notion of realism. Digital technology approached maturity, studios…
