Features Music News Do shit leaders inspire good songs? by Happy Music has a long history of being an artform utilised in activism. Protest songs have been sung upon the strumming of a chord ever since the guitar was born and…
Features Magazine Music News Happy Mag turns 10: A look back on some of favourite cover stars by Tom Disalvo Baker Boy, Julia Jacklin and Courtney Barnett are among the starry cohort to grace the cover of Happy Mag’s print issues over the last ten years. It was around ten…
Music News Groovin the Moo has announced one of its best lineups ever by Sam Bowmer Beloved Australian music festival Groovin the Moo has announced its lineup for 2023 and it’s a doozy. Taking the country by storm in late April and early May, Groovin the…
Music News Pop Culture LISTEN: The Chats – ‘I’ve Been Drunk In Every Pub In Brisbane’ by Amy Davidson Aussie punk rockers, The Chats launch a new single, I’ve Been Drunk In Every Pub In Brisbane, ahead of their next album, Get Fucked. Legendary Sunshine Coast-hailing trio, The Chats…
Lists Live Music Aussie artists who have played the biggest US stages in 2022 by Lochie Schuster With a couple of US TV debuts, and a Coachella lineup stacked with Aussie talent, plenty of homegrown artists have graced some of the biggest US stages in 2022. Australia…
Music News LISTEN: The Wiggles – ReWiggled by Lochie Schuster The Wiggles have dropped an album of covers for the second edition of ReWiggled, a compilation project championing Australian artists. Listen to some of your favourite Australian musician take on…
News Announcing UNDERPROOF with The Chats! by Tom Cameron The Chats will be joined by Edgecliff, Sun Dress, The Daturas, and Lux Trevis for UNDERPROOF, presented by Happy Mag and the Northern Beaches Council. On Sunday February 27th, join…
Music The Salty Tenders deliver The Chats energy with a screamo touch on ‘Entrée’ by Manning Patston The debut EP from unapologetic rockers The Salty Tenders boasts a serving of Australian culture and made-for-the-mosh-pit hooks. The Salty Tenders served up their debut EP Entrée on Paul Kelly’s gravy day…
Music News WATCH: YUNGBLUD – ‘Weird! x SMOKO’ (The Chats mashup) by Happy Watch YUNGBLUD mashup his new tune Weird! with a contemporary Aussie classic – Smoko – complete with a blessing from The Chats’ frontman Eamon. Weird! is out now.
News The Chats are set to play the Sunshine Coast’s first drive-in festival, AIRWAVES by Luka Simonetti The Sunshine Coast is set to host its first-ever all-ages drive-in music festival. AIRWAVES is kicking off at Nambour Showgrounds, spanning three consecutive days. The day obviously won’t be the…
News Vinyl You can swap The Chats’ latest record for drugs, new infomercial claims by Emily Elvish With mere weeks away from the release of their debut album High Risk Behaviour, The Chats have dropped an educational informercial highlighting the many uses and versatility of their humble record….
Music News The Chats made a video with the “succulent Chinese meal” guy by Max Gundy The Chats’ new Dine N Dash clip features one of Australia’s legends. That “succulent Chinese meal” guy, the famous dine and dasher Paul Charles Dosza. The Queensland lads, responsible for their…
Live Laneway 2020 in Sydney: soaking wet and as epic as ever by Happy Laneway Festival’s epic reputation remains intact after the 2020 edition, despite the fact that we kicked off the Sydney leg in the sweltering heat and wrapped up soaked in mud….
