Features How much does a ticket cost? Scrutinising the tangled world of Australian ticket sales by Susie Garrard As citizens of a modern world, we generally accept the idea that when it comes to cost, it’s different strokes for different folks. Or at least different prices for the…
Features How an entire hipster generation fell for Foster The People and their irresistible debut Torches by Susie Garrard Every generation has their hipsters. Today it’s beards and coffee, three years ago it was beards and bicycles. But rewind further and, not so long ago, hipster translated to a…
Features A salute to Inside In/Inside Out, when The Kooks were kitsch and we all loved it by Susie Garrard Do you want to go to the seaside? It’s hard to convey the true romance of that statement to anyone who didn’t grow up in the UK; how that one…
News PREMIERE: Writer’s block? Reflect on A Record of Affections, the ruminative new EP from Wells by Susie Garrard If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve at recently landed on Happy Mag’s homepage. At which point, you undoubtedly noted the excellent music with which we soundtracked that experience for…
Music Orbiting rock, glam, disco and psychedelia The Belligerents are sonic cosmonauts on Science Fiction by Susie Garrard According to their press release, The Belligerents are “psyched” to announce the release of their debut album. And I can’t decide whether the pun is intentional or not; as even…
Music Bursting with pride, life and colour, Manual Override by Saskwatch is a record loved to its core by Susie Garrard This week brings the fourth full length album from Melbourne’s full size outfit Saskwatch. In their own words, Manual Override “marks a special moment for the band” as they take total…
Exclusives EXCLUSIVE: Wells takes on the monstrous Smiths classic There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by Susie Garrard There is nothing quite like taking on a really good song, as any karaoke aficionado will tell you. And even for the most successful artists, covering iconic songs is an…
Music Life got you down? Keep on keeping on with Cody Munro Moore and No Matter How Hard by Susie Garrard From dodgy global politics to poignant memes, these are tough times. It’s best not to go too far into that, suffice to say, the struggle is real. And it may…
Music Out of Brisbane and straight into our hearts, Hatchie makes music for when the sun is shining by Susie Garrard It’s your birthday; you might have some drinks, eat some cake, you will probably “go shorty” at some point. Maybe you’ll release a sparkling debut track? Sign a management deal…
Music Nico Muhly and Sufjan Stevens’ Planetarium is the soundtrack to the best sci-fi film that was never made by Susie Garrard Space is an inescapable lure to our psyche. It hangs over us, quite literally; and even as we explore further and further into the outer reaches of our galaxy, it…
Music Missing Studio Ghibli? Get lost in Miyazaki’s world forever with the debut mixtape from Ghosting by Susie Garrard The moniker Ghosting might not sound familiar, but you are probably aware of this alter ego’s alter ego; Andrei Eremin. The Grammy nominated producer and engineer has released a seriously…
Music “Mum, I got hit by a bus.” Find out how SELKI’s life-changing accident fed into her single Skins by Susie Garrard For decades the cautionary idea of being hit by a bus has been used by the inspired, the careful, and those who use it as a reminder to wear nice…
News PREMIERE: Knowledge by Alanna Eileen is the heartfelt break you’ve been waiting your whole life for by Susie Garrard Sometimes it’s hard to see beyond the sexy world of rock and roll, the Instagram antics and the shock tactics. But then it’s also worth remembering that the same man…
