Lists The Baby Breaks list 5 Brisbane bands to keep an eye on by Happy Earlier this month, when Brisbane-based five-piece The Baby Breaks dropped their latest single One Handed Clap, they immediately became one of our favourite Brissy bands. So fresh off the track’s…
News The Amity Affliction are playing Brisbane Festival 2019! by Luke Saunders Heavy music fans rejoice! Brisbane Festival have dropped their round-two lineup for 2019, and it’s of biblical proportions. Joining the bill are arguably Australia’s most successful heavy music exports, The Amity…
News Jacob Collier will return to Australian shores as Brisbane Festival’s first 2019 headliner by Molly Lasker The team behind Brisbane Festival have today announced the headline act for perhaps their biggest festival to date. Lucky punters will be treated to a performance by the prodigious Jacob…
Lists The Cutaways give us a tour of Brisbane’s best venues and bars by Happy You’ve probably noticed a lot of great bands coming out of Brisbane lately. The city has raised some of Australia’s most beloved bands, and of course, these bands all need…
Music Introducing Brisbane’s Trinity College; the school producing some of the country’s most exciting emerging artists by Happy My high school music teacher used to refer to the school music room as “the place instruments go to die.” It’s not the most encouraging remark, but it’s also not…
Lists Rhymes From Inside: A playlist by Brisbane rapper Young Dos by Happy Earlier this month, Brisbane hip-hop artist Young Dos dropped his new single Wingspan… and we were immediately blown away. It felt simultaneously dreamy and driven; a truly captivating listen from…
Lists News Here’s 5 events you can’t afford to miss at Brisbane Festival by Happy Next month, Brisbane Festival will return for another city-wide takeover of incredible music and art. We’re really bloody excited, and you should be too. With a festival this size, there’s…
Interviews Pro Audio Chatting with Brisbane’s Dark Techno Queen, Rebel Yell by Dan Shaw We chat squelchy bass, poppy drops and collabs with Brisbane’s dark techno queen, Rebel Yell, who’s just dropped her brilliant new record, HIRED MUSCLE. Brisbane’s Rebel Yell – aka Grace Stevenson –…
Lists Energy, emotion and electricity: 10 songs that inspire Brisbane’s Lucalion by Happy Last week we came across In Ur Arms, the newest track from Brisbane solo artist Lucalion. It’s an addictive jam from the electro-pop newcomer, one we had to know more about. So…
Lists 5 Brisbane bands you need to check out: a list by TOISOC by Happy Words by TOISOC. It’s been a great couple of months for us. After the departure of our drummer Flynn, we’ve been working on getting our live show back to a…
News We’re giving away two double passes to the Australian Tattoo Expo in Brisbane! by Happy Do you have an infatuation with tattoos and tattoo culture? Do you also enjoy free things? Well, today’s your lucky day kiddo. We here at Happy Mag are feeling particularly…
News Brisbane Festival announce absolutely huge full 2018 line-up by Happy Over the past couple of years, Brisbane Festival has built itself as one of the biggest and best city-wide festivals on the globe. But this year they’ve really outdone themselves….
Features News Happy Mag’s guide to the Australian Tattoo Expo: Brisbane by Happy Ever since I was young, I’ve been fascinated with the art form of tattooing. I’ve only got a couple myself, but the illustrations I’ve seen on others have completely blown…