Music WATCH: MEZKO – THEY LIKE. WE LIKE. by Happy Coke or acid? MEZKO have made their preference clear in THEY LIKE. WE LIKE., the intense first single from their upcoming EP SYZYGY. You can catch MEZKO closing Splendour In The Grass…
News Come boogie with Happy Mag at Splendour In The Grass 2018! by Happy The cat’s out of the bag – this year we’ll be taking over the Sunday lineup at Smirnoff’s The Wilds – a laid back bar space at Splendour In The…
Lists News 5 incredible live bands kicking it in Sydney right now by Happy A lot of bands that sound amazing on record rock the transition to stage, and a lot of bands don’t. The best acts are those that are tight as a…
News Yours & Owls Festival announces its absolutely mammoth 2018 lineup by Bill Robinson Yours & Owls Festival 2018 lineup is here… and my god! It’s absolutely epic. You’re not going to want to miss out on this one. For the past number of…
Music What’s the secret to the sound of Mezko? by Happy We’ve been enamoured by Sydney duo Mezko ever since they put out a track called Golden back in 2015. No don’t try to look it up – they’ve deleted it….
Music WATCH: Mezko – Come & Go by Happy Sydney darkwave producers Mezko meet their doppelgängers in Come & Go, a track with enough attitude to start a revolution. Catch them touring the new single throughout June. Come & Go Tour Friday,…
News Good Friday turns badass with Bad Friday’s killer 2018 lineup by Jacinta Rets If your ideal Easter long weekend involves anything but chocolate bunnies and everything Aussie music, Bad Friday will be right up your alley. For the 9th year running, Bad Friday have…
Lists Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2017: 41-50 by Happy 50. Robert Muinos – Weeks At All 49. MEZKO – Everyone 48. Exhibitionist – Hands 47. Oscar Key Sung – Shallow 46. The Cactus Channel & Sam Cromack –…
Lists The best of the Inner West: here are 5 acts you can’t miss at Newtown Festival 2017 by Happy Newtown Festival is fast approaching, less than two weeks away at this point. If you’re a local, I’m sure you’re well aware. Thanks to Newtown Neighbourhood Centre and curator Sarah…
Music MEZKO let loose the soul of the warehouse in their sludgy EP Polychronic by Tom Cameron As someone who has totally fallen for the darkened, psychotic electro space that MEZKO occupy, I was embarrassingly late to their party. Being Newtown based, I hardly had to go…
News Lock it in, Newtowners: the full program for Newtown Festival 2017 has landed by Happy Newtown Festival, a yearly favourite for Inner Westies all shapes and sizes, have unveiled the full program for their 2017 event. Chockas with the usual cohort of music, art, food…
Lists News Just 2 days til’ our issue 4 launch! Limber up with a kick-heavy playlist courtesy of Pikachunes by Happy We’re two days away from Underproof, the Happy Mag issue #4 launch party at the Botany View Hotel. A celebration of the emerging Sydney talent we enjoy so much, Underproof…