News Bluesfest confirms it will go ahead this April amidst coronavirus upsets by Claudia Schmidt With festival cancellations increasing at an alarming rate, it comes as a relief to hear that Bluesfest will definitely be going ahead. In a statement made to Junkee, Bluesfest organisers…
News Bluesfest add even more acts to their massive 2020 lineup by Claudia Schmidt Bluesfest have just made their sixth lineup announcement, adding 12 new acts to the already monumental 2020 bill. The new additions will join the likes of Dave Matthews Band, Crowded…
News Patti Smith is being honoured with a prestigious literary award by Claudia Schmidt Patti Smith – rocker, author, and pop culture icon extraordinaire – is being honoured by PEN America, receiving their 2020 Literary Service Award. The award, which recognises authors whose writing…
News Ivan Král, iconic guitarist of Patti Smith, Blondie and more, passes away by Claudia Schmidt A long-time member and co-writer of Patti Smith has just passed away at 71 years old. Ivan Král was a co-founding guitarist of Blondie and also wrote songs performed by…
News Watch Patti Smith cover Neil Young’s ‘After The Goldrush’ by James Peppercorn In a rare TV appearance, Patti Smith appeared on The Tonight Show to perform the Neil Young track After the Gold Rush. Her stunning performance, backed with just a piano, felt…
News Poetry Patti Smith has written a poem for Greta Thunberg by James Peppercorn What better way for Greta Thunberg to celebrate turning 17 than by having a punk rock laureate write her a poem? Patti Smith has written a poem on Instagram in…
News Here’s who’s being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year by Claudia Schmidt Each year, the Songwriters Hall of Fame announces the list of artists and songwriters who have been nominated for induction. This time, the artists nominated for the Hall of Fame…
Lists Bluesfest 2020: Here are 5 acts you can’t afford to miss by Happy Every year, Bluesfest Byron Bay seems to outdo itself. With every lineup announcement, the legendary music festival pull out all the stops to ensure the globe’s best musicians are brought…
News Patti Smith has just announced a 2020 Australian tour! by Luke Saunders For over forty years now, Patti Smith has been hypnotising us with her one-of-a-kind fusion of punk and poetry. Now it’s time for fans to get excited because Patti Smith…
News Listen to Patti Smith chat censorship, Bob Dylan and (not) being cool in this animated interview from 1976 by Happy We’re huge fans of the Blank on Blank series form PBS where they animate old interviews with well known writers, musicians and actors. From Kurt Cobain to Leonard Cohen to…
Books Lists News Year of the Monkey, Welcome to Country and more – Happy’s Weekend Reading by Happy Indulge in a host of the best new book releases this weekend. Year of the Monkey traces a transformative year in the life of Patti Smith, while the youth edition…
News Crowded House and Patti Smith announced for Bluesfest 2020 by Evie Weily Bluesfest have just released the first round of artists for their 2020 return, despite wrapping their 2019 edition up only four months ago. For the festival’s 31st year, they have…
News Patti Smith announces new memoir Year of the Monkey by Sophie Heath Punk visionary Patti Smith has announced that her profound new memoir Year of the Monkey is to be released on 24th September 2019. Year of the Monkey provides an insightful account of…
