Lists Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2017: 51-60 by Happy 60. Jack River – Fault Line 59. Sloan Peterson – Rats 58. Jess Locke – Bitter/Better 57. Gauci – Taking…
Music LISTEN: Dinosaur City Records – A Christmas Compilation by Happy With unreleased songs from members of Big White, Gauci, Body Type, The Ocean Party and more, you’ll feel festive AF…
Music Tired of this decade? Travel to a machine-ruled future in Giverny’s new single Plotholes by Jacinta Rets Native to Sydney’s south, Giverny is the brain child of Phillip Spiteri, an impressive dark-pop solo act whose abilities show no…
Magazine News John Castle and the Australian Aesthetic by Tom Cameron Despite spending most of his life in a DIY studio built within his parent’s backyard, producer John Castle is responsible…
Interviews Music Records, romance and rundown gear: rekindling the pleasures of yesteryear with Raindrop by Tom Cameron It’s hardly rare to chat about an unreleased record with an artist. What is rare is chatting to an artist…
Lists The best of the Inner West: here are 5 acts you can’t miss at Newtown Festival 2017 by Happy Newtown Festival is fast approaching, less than two weeks away at this point. If you’re a local, I’m sure you’re…
News Come say a big hello to Happy Mag at Newtown Festival 2017! by Happy Newtown Festival is fast approaching, and we couldn’t be more keen. For close to 40 years the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre…
News Realise the untapped potential of Tuesdays with Cobra Club, a killer weekly gig that’s 100% free by Happy Too long has Sydney ignored the wonderful, wonderful opportunities belied by a mid-week party. It’s a city which thrives Thursday…
News Lock it in, Newtowners: the full program for Newtown Festival 2017 has landed by Happy Newtown Festival, a yearly favourite for Inner Westies all shapes and sizes, have unveiled the full program for their 2017…
Interviews Music “Fuck you, we’re still going to do it!”: Body Type on lockout laws and Alex Cameron by Happy Four bandmates with four distinct and creative personalities, Body Type is a collaboration between Sydney residents Sophie, Annabel, Georgia and…
Features Magazine News Paying for a slice of history: the mystifying value of vintage guitars by Riley Fitzgerald The electric guitar is our single most enduring musical icon. A holy relic of popular culture, for over 60 years…
Features Magazine The Endurance of Shoegaze: A chat with Ride, Slowdive and those taking the genre into the future by Nick Stillman If somebody 20 years ago had said that Ride, Slowdive and the Jesus and Mary Chain would be putting out…
Magazine A taste of the bittersweet with Brightness by Tom Cameron Alex Knight is the mind behind Brightness, easily one of the most exciting recent acts to come out of New…