News Get out your daily planners: The Gum Ball have dropped their full 2019 program by Rianna Manuel 2019 marks the 14th year of The Gum Ball festival and this one’s bigger than ever. Announcing their first run of artists late last year, organisers have just dropped their…
News Merivale have your summer music fix sorted with a huge free gig program by Molly Lasker Merivale and Furphy have the remainder of your summer gigs sorted with See Sound, their collaborative live music program bringing the best local music from Sydney and beyond to venues…
Arts News SXSW has added a third wave of Australian acts to their 2019 bill by Molly Lasker Australia will take over Austin this March with another 15 acts added to the already expansive SXSW 2019 lineup. Over 250 musicians and performers will take to the stage for…
Lists News Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2018: 91-100 by Happy Presenting Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2018! Join us as we count down our favourite songs released over the last 12 months, and stay tuned as the list gets…
Music LISTEN: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – My Friend’s A Liquid by Happy The newest tune from Psychedelic Porn Crumpets is a drugged up, rambling odyssey for anyone who’s ever found themselves on the wrong side of reality. It’s a cheekier sound for…
Live What we learnt at Yours & Owls 2018 by Brooke Tunbridge What started as a small festival for locals has grown into a event that has punters travelling from Sydney and surrounds, even from as far as Melbourne. It’s balance of…
News Navigate those clashes early: Yours and Owls set times have officially been released by Molly Lasker There’s only a week to go until Yours and Owls, Wollongong’s biggest event of the year, turns the city upside down. Yours and Owls is back again with a pretty…
News Missed Yours & Owls tickets? They’ve just announced an all-ages sideshow by Louise Osborne This year’s Yours & Owls has undoubtedly been the biggest and best lineup to date, and fittingly the festival sold out of general admission tickets nearly instantly. As you can imagine, everyone who…
Music LISTEN: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Social Candy by Happy Strap in, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets’ new single is a wild fuckin’ ride. Social Candy is “Lyrically inspired by being absolutely smeagaled, musically reminiscent of the times where you’re battling between McDonalds…
News NYE On The Hill 2018 announces The Kite String Tangle, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Mildlife and more by Happy UPDATE: NYE On The Hill have added nine more artists to their 2018/2019 lineup. Check them out below. We’re officially into the tail end of 2018, and the floodgates on…
Lists 6 genre-defying bands and why we love them: a list by Perth’s Scarlet Drive by Happy Last week we heard Scarlet Drive’s new single Abusement Park for the first time, a veritable concoction that takes flavours from psych, post-punk, reggae, and indie-rock and throws them all in the blender. It…
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 Label? Check. Studio? Check. Space opera? Maybe: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets on their impending world domination by Ben Robinson Perth has an impressive track record. It has been the nest for some of Australia’s finest musical exports; Tame Impala, Pond, Birds of Tokyo, and Pendulum. Now there’s another act…
