News “2008 – 2017”: Royal Headache have officially broken up by Bill Robinson Well, this is a bummer. Following a lengthy period of inactivity, Sydney garage-punk legends Royal Headache have confirmed their break-up. In a kind of mysterious Facebook post, the band simply…
Interviews Pro Audio Domestic bliss: Owen Penglis looks back on his early days recording bands in his lounge room by Nick Stillman Owen Penglis is the man behind some of the best rock records to come out of Australia in the past decade. From his own project Straight Arrows to blistering releases…
News Still mourning Bar Century? Join thousands of people who feel the same with Keep Sydney Open for their third rally through the city by Molly Ulm For some Sydneysiders February 2014 marks the beginning of the slow demise of their city’s nightlife and the array of diverse culture that came with it. As an oppositional response…
Features Pro Audio Owen Penglis’ favourite mics of all time (so far) by Happy Owen Penglis is the frontman/mastermind of Sydney garage rock band Straight Arrows. He is also one of the most sought-after producers when it comes to garage, psych and rock acts…
News Keep Sydney Open announces public rally with Isabella Manfredi, Art vs Science, Royal Headache and more by Emily Mathison After Premier Mike Baird showed his ongoing support for the current lockout laws in Sydney, Keep Sydney Open have announced a public rally, supported by a huge line-up of artists….
News Royal Headache, Shining Bird and more win big at the 2015 FBi SMAC Awards by Emily Mathison The FBi SMAC Awards went down yesterday at Carriageworks, seeing acts like Royal Headache, Shining Bird and Sampa The Great walk away from the evening victorious. The awards have been running…
Lists Shake that raincoat off and get loose at these 4 gigs this weekend by Happy Holy shit. What a week. Dunno how the rest of the country is doing but here in Sydney we are soaked to the bone. How is it the FUCKING MIDDLE…
Lists Happy’s Top 100 Songs of 2015: 1-10 by Happy 10. Dinosaur City – Big White 9. Radioface – Gang of Youths 8. Lay Down – DMA’s 7. Westward Bound – Darts 6. Carolina – Royal Headache 5. Easy – Tiny…
News FBi Radio reveals 2015 nominees for the SMAC Awards by Emily Mathison FBi Radio has announced the nominees for the 2015 Sydney Music, Arts and Culture Awards, which spans across 11 categories. The awards have been running since 2008, and pay respect…
News Fairgrounds Festival line-up just keeps getting bigger and better by Emily Mathison Berry’s brand new boutique Fairgrounds Festival has just added an impressive second round of artists to the 2015 event. It has been announced that Ben Abraham, Le Pie, Meg Mac,…
Music Sydney punk at it’s best on High from Royal Headache by Riley Fitzgerald Following a tumultuous break-up in 2013 Royal Headache come together one last time to deliver dark and romantic garage punk on final LP High. Emerging in 2008 alongside a wave of…
Lists Are we late to the mid-year list party? Screw it, here are our Top 10 album covers of the year so far. by Kate Ross They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but we all know there’s nothing better than a vinyl collection that ensnares your eyes as well as your ears….
News Royal Headache hit up the bottle-o in Carolina video by Happy Royal Headache have dropped the video for their single Carolina. The video was directed by Damian Sawyers, and was filmed in the band’s practice space in Petersham. The clip…
