News Ball Park Music and San Cisco set to kick off Brisbane Festival in style by Happy 2018’s instalment of Brisbane Festival is shaping up to the biggest yet… and what better way to kick things off than with a pair of the country’s most loveable bands?…
News Violent Soho lead absolutely huge Brisbane Festival closing party lineup by Happy This September, as Brisbane wraps up three weeks of city-wide festivities, some of Australia’s biggest and best acts will be joining forces to throw an epic closing party. Atop the…
News PREMIERE: Brisbane’s Corduroy Boy treads uncharted territory on his new EP Structure by Bill Robinson Some music is difficult to write about. Not because there’s nothing interesting to say… but because some artists craft a sound so unique to themselves, there isn’t any obvious point…
Lists 10 Brisbane bands that currently rule (we reckon): a list by Minor Premiers by Happy Words by Luke and Jhindu of Minor Premiers. The Brisbane Sound, Briscore. Whatever it is, it’s a thing. And it’s really awesome. So here’s some songs from but a handful…
Interviews Music Trying something new: Brisbane artists Aiden Bradley and Would Be Cool interview one another by Happy Two up-and-coming projects based out of Brisbane, Aiden Bradley and Would Be Cool are finding their feet in one of Australia’s most thriving music markets. The former crafts a stirring, lyric-driven pop rock…
Interviews Music What other goodness do Brisbane’s Kurilpa Reach have in store? by Happy Brisbane funk honeys Kurilpa Reach have dropped their very first single Intermittent Healing not a week ago, a lax cut walking a fine line between their usual psych/reggae leanings and a more…
News Rifle through and stream 20 years of Rage playlists thanks to the work of 2 Brisbane legends by Happy Remember the names Brock Kenzler and Michael Henderson, because they’ve just become part of Australian music history. These two Brisbane locals have catalogued almost 20 years of Rage playlists, starting from Saturday January…
Music Move, bitch: Brisbane MC Miss Blanks is climbing to the top and nothing will stop her by Happy 2017 is proving to be somewhat of a watershed year for rappers, hip-hop vocalists and beatmakers in Australia that aren’t, well, white dudes. A.B. Original are storming the scene with…
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…
News PREMIERE: Brisbane producer Riverine drops the ethereal and challenging new track Yearning by Freya McGahey From Brisbane based producer Riverine comes a new addition to his quiver of killer tracks. Yearning is the spacey electronica of late nights and losing track of time. With haunting…
Music PREMIERE: Brisbane Songwriter Georgia Rose lets her guard down for the sentimental new track This Dance by Katharine Kennedy Brisbane-based folk songstress Georgia Rose is letting her walls down and inviting listeners to share in her vulnerability with her new single This Dance. The song is an acoustic delight, Rose creating depth,…
Interviews Music Which Brisbane pub has dildo racing on Sundays? Clap Clap Riot want to come back by Happy Despite hailing from New Zealand, you’ve probably heard a tune or two from Clap Clap Riot across the pond here in Oz. With two albums under their belt and a third on…
News Nick Cave dished out a hefty rant after Brisbane’s music curfew forced his band to shut down a gig early by Molly Ulm Hours before receiving the Order of Australia medal, Nick Cave made a nasty jab at music laws in Brisbane. During a live gig at Riverstage in Brisbane, Nick Cave and…
