Music Perfectparachutepicture’s ‘White Walls’ EP is a light in the alt-rock shadows by Jasmine Kassis Sheffield duo, Perfectparachutepicture, combust in their hard-rock EP, White Walls – made up of four emotionally hard-hitting tunes. The hard rock…
News Pro Audio Roger Hawkins of The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section dies aged 75 by Daniel Croft Roger Hawkins was a drummer who danced around the empty space, playing only when necessary, emphasising the contrast between silence…
Features The story of Pulp’s ‘Common People’: how a mystery Greek woman sparked a British anthem by Jayden Collins Find out how an unnamed Greek student sparked a lower-class British anthem in Pulp’s Common People, a single that defined the…
Interviews “We’re not a band for radio, we’re a band for the pub”: a chat with Amyl & The Sniffers by Bill Robinson Melbourne punks Amyl & The Sniffers chat their debut album, Aussie music, and triple j. Interviewing Amyl & The Sniffers…
Interviews “I didn’t think we’d done our best yet”: Fat White Family chat their redemptive third album by Bill Robinson Having long been plagued by infighting and drug addiction, few people expected South London’s Fat White Family to reach a…
Music Fat White Family fulfil their deranged musical vision on Serfs Up! by Bill Robinson When South London’s Fat White Family were last in Australia, they were touring their second full-length album Songs For Our…
Books News This new book showcases the best mod revival zines from the ’70s and ’80s by Molly Lasker The past year has been busy for Acid Jazz label owner/DJ Ed Piller and designer Steve Rowland. The duo has…
News Somebody has turned the new Arctic Monkeys album into an 8-bit masterpiece by Happy Over the last few years, Youtube user DaveBits has garnered himself a fair amount of attention for his mad skills at turning rock bangers into nostalgic-inducing…
Music Haggis, hostels and hoagies: going backstage with PLANET on their European tour by Happy PLANET have been busy boys lately. Fresh off the release of their killer debut EP Waking Eight, they’ve spent the last…
News Take a deep breath, Arctic Monkeys have set a release date for their next album by Happy If you’ve been pulling teeth over the fact that Arctic Monkeys haven’t released an album in four years, tonight you’ll…
News PREMIERE: Missed the boat for Mars One? Take an intergalactic journey with Phia’s new clip Oxide by Jacinta Rets If you’re sick of hearing songs about broken hearts, lost souls yearning for love or general matters of the ticker,…
Features A look at the life essentials for a solo folk traveller with Old Man Luedecke by Happy The myth of the folk troubadour is still alive and well, and Old Man Luedecke is the perfect modern embodiment…
Lists 9 things to do in Tassie when you’re there for A Festival Called Panama by Happy From March 11-13 A Festival Called Panama will descend on Lone Star Valley in Tasmania. The line up is enviable,…