News Album Premiere: Max Quinn’s Onomatopenis – Self Titled Debut by Alex Gordon For over two years now, Ballina native Max Quinn has been living in the big city – its smoggy air permeating his lungs, its…
News Album Premiere: Max Quinn's Onomatopenis – Self Titled Debut by Alex Gordon For over two years now, Ballina native Max Quinn has been living in the big city – its smoggy air permeating his lungs, its…
News Single Premiere: Mega Ogre – Hikikomori by Alex Gordon Last we heard of Brisbane’s wonderfully, amazingly, onionly named Mega Ogre, was their jangly single The Ethereal Darkness Beyond Planet Earth…
News Video Premiere: Sagamore – Iodine by Alex Gordon I was about to start this article by saying “there are so many great songs named for elements of the…
Music Lime Cordiale – Falling Up The Stairs EP by Alex Gordon In the 12 months that I’ve been writing for Happy, there’s been a name conspicuously missing from the (now rather…
Music Video Premiere: Braves – Seapunk by Alex Gordon A wise band once summarised the duality of summertime pop music by listing the first track on their album as…
Live Aussies at CMJ Music Marathon by Alex Gordon I’m always fascinated by the reputation Australians have in the international community – being born here and only hearing polite…
Music Andras and Oscar – Cafe Romantica by Alex Gordon Andras and Oscar is the electronic collaborative project between two household names in electronic music, Oscar Key Sung and Andras…
Music Jenny Broke The Window – We Could’ve Done This Grant by Alex Gordon It’s been a quieter year for the local powerhouse that is Jenny Broke The Window* – last year saw the…
Music Jenny Broke The Window – We Could've Done This Grant by Alex Gordon It’s been a quieter year for the local powerhouse that is Jenny Broke The Window* – last year saw the…
Live Doprah @ The Lansdowne by Alex Gordon Ahead of Doprah’s debut show on Australian shores, we sent a few questions the band’s way about what they’re gonna…
Live JAWS presents Bears With Guns, Main Beach & Montes Jura by Alex Gordon When you answer and send emails 6 days a week about music, venues and Jake Stone, there’s a certain obliviousness that forms as you work. An obliviousness to…
Exclusives Exclusive Track + Q&A with Bloodhounds On My Trail by Alex Gordon We came across Bloodhounds On My Trail a couple of months back and really loved their two demos. Now, they’re…