News Suits, sunnies and smiles: on the red carpet at the 2017 ARIA Awards by Happy The 2017 ARIA Awards are done and dusted for another year, complete with a… fairly normal amount of cheekiness and controversy. Aside from some triple j shenanigans and a Kirin…
News Peking Duk unveil plans for their massive Australiana tour this March by Nick Stillman Having just announced a huge tour of North America in the coming months, Canberra party purveyors Peking Duk have assured Aussie fans that they plan to come back home right away. The…
Lists Happy’s Top 100 songs of 2015: 91-100 by Happy 91. My Heart – High-tails 92. Another Life – I Know Leopard 93. Fuckin’ and Rollin – Phantastic Ferniture 94. Baby Blue – Noire 95. Loose People – Sans Parents…
News Peking Duk call for drug testing at festivals by Shayen de Silva Electronic duo Peking Duk are the latest to throw support behind drug testing at Australian music festivals following two deaths and string of hospitalisations at electronic music festival Stereosonic. The…
Lists The filthiest moustaches in Australian music right now by Katie Busz Admit it gentlemen (and ladies for those who are inclined), you have looked in the mirror at your baby smooth face and thought “Can I pull it off?” What would…
News The Wombats and more added to Falls and Southbound by Emily Mathison We’re only a few months out from new year’s now, so to keep everybody on their toes as we edge closer to the end of 2015, Falls Festival and Southbound…
News Peking Duk bring back the mullet and mono-brow in the video for Say My Name by Happy Canberra duo Peking Duk have shared the video for their latest banger Say My Name. The clip features American actor Matt McGorry (Orange Is The New Black) sporting possibly one…
Lists 6 Canberra bands who prove Questacon isn’t the only good thing about our capital by Lucille Sadek Canberra; wide and oddly named streets, Floriade, political dramas and a few of Australia’s well-respected bands. The highly underestimated city needs a little compensation, especially for raising fine class acts. We say…
Features The soul voice is dominating the charts and more than likely here to stay. Are you a fan? by David Whiteway The modern music landscape is a nomadic, ephemeral being; it never stands still and the only enduring quality is change. This dynamism of the craft can be heavily attributed to the…
News Peking Duk and Wiz Khalifa announced for Optus RockCorps by Happy Canberra duo Peking Duk and Wiz Khalifa have been announced to headline the 2015 Optus RockCorps, with the charity based event being held at Luna Park’s Big Top in Sydney. The event rewards…
News Australians act announced in Lollapalooza 2015 lineup by Nick Hartman The storied American music festival has released a very long of list of names to take the stage over its three-day length. Most importantly, nine Australian artists are to feature at…
Lists Happy’s Top 50 Songs of 2014 by Shayen de Silva Phewww! 2014, what a year you’ve been! We laughed. We cried, and some more than others. But mostly, we just listened to a hell of a lot of music. Seriously,…