News When house took over the world: Watch an epic 2-part doco about the birth of house music in Chicago by Happy From Daft Punk to Georgio Moroder, from Mr. Fingers to Frankie Knuckles, the forefathers and forerunners of house music have…
Arts News Vinyl Spin It: 63 Chicago-based artists celebrate the vinyl comeback with 101 insane works of art by Jacinta Rets Vinyl has made its biggest comeback to date, with 2016 record sales reaching the highest of highs since 1991. And…
Interviews Music Whitney shares the journey of Light Upon The Lake, the Chicago-born album that Australia fell in love with by Nick Stillman Whitney is the product of a band’s breakdown and two mates rising from the heap to reinvent themselves. In 2016,…
Music Asdasfr Bawd explores Post-dub and Chicago footwork with a modern EDM twist on Underpass by Sam Dawes [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/222699418″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Electronic Dance Music has reached a colossal resurgence in the past decade and…
Exclusives EXCLUSIVE: No need to apologise – Sarah Belkner and Katie Wighton cover Chicago by Shayen de Silva [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/217888667″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Ah the 80s love ballad. So much pining, so many over the top…
News King Parrot get their van rolled in Chicago, turn to fans for help by Shayen de Silva Some misfortune has been handed down to Melbourne metal act King Parrot, with the band’s tour van being broken into and…
Music News New Music Friday: Aussie & Kiwi releases that we are digging right now by Tammy Moir Friday is pretty much one of our favourite days of the week. Why, because of new music baby! And this…
Music News Rave on baby, here are the best dance gigs coming your way in May by Happy Get ready for an unparalleled musical journey as three of the worlds best dance acts gear up to hit stages…
Music Paul Corliss talks ‘Travels, Travails, Triumphs’, wanderlust, and the characters who live inside him by Happy Happy Mag digs into the artistry, songwriting and characters who inform Paul Corliss’ trio of singles Travels, Travails, Triumphs. Last…
Live Music News Review: Wilco’s one night stand at the Sydney Opera House by Happy Led by the incomparable Jeff Tweedy, Wilco delivered a performance that was both intimate and electrifying Wilco, the Grammy-winning alt-rock…
Music Paul Corliss delivers a storytelling odyssey with ‘Travels, Travails, Triumphs’ by Tom Disalvo On his three-song collection Travels, Travails, Triumphs, Paul Corliss tells the poignant tales of a life spent on the move…
Music News Guess who’s back? Yep, it’s CAMERA OBSCURA! by Tammy Moir Venerable indie icons CAMERA OBSCURA have announced a new album and tour after a decade-long hiatus Coming straight out of…
Music News Anna Wintour rubbed salt into the wound by wearing her shades during Pitchfork announcement by Tammy Moir Ex-Pitchfork staff and critics have called out Anna Wintour, naming her as “rude”, “lacking empathy”, and even threw around words…