News We’re joining forces with 42 Below for Happy Mag Issue 5! by Happy We are super stoked to have joined forces with 42 Below for the upcoming Happy Mag Issue 5. They’re a pretty…
News Seagulls, bubblewrap and delay pedals: Listen to Slowdive pull apart the making of ‘Sugar For The Pill’ by Happy Shoegaze pioneers Slowdive made an explosive return this year after a two decade hiatus from making music as a band….
Arts Magazine Mapping Sound and Colour with Leif Podhajský by Nick Stillman Having produced a slew of kaleidoscopic album artworks for heavyweights like Tame Impala, Foals, The Horrors and Bonobo, Leif Podhajský…
News Volumes Festival is back in 2017 for a massive 3-venue event celebrating Australia’s best emerging talent by Molly Ulm Volumes Festival is back this year across three epic Sydney locations on August 19. This year’s event will celebrate more than…
Live Magazine News Crowdsurfing, DIY light shows and surgical masks: our Issue 4 launch party had a little bit of everything by Happy Featuring 5 of Sydney’s best up-and-coming bands, the Happy Mag Issue 4 launch made for a ripper night on the…
News PREMIERE: Nick Nuisance & The Delinquents prove that time is money on their turbo-charged jam News by Happy Nick Nuisance & The Delinquents are bullshit repellents. Their music is hard and fast, recorded straight to tape or blasted…
Live They grow up so fast! Dinosaur City Records turned 1 and took it to the next level over the weekend by Dani Hansen Propelled by endless creative momentum, Dinosaur City Records are leading the charge for a deeply exciting local scene in Sydney. Born in…
Interviews Music Take a deep breath: you’ll never want to emerge from Dives’ psychedelic sea by Freya McGahey Dives has been steadily pumping out watery tunes in the psych pop scene over the last year. Next up is…
Music Truthful sentiment, introspective lyricism and more maturity than ever: Glider Pilots bare all on Expose To Weather by Tom Cooper More and more in this transformative internet age, regional Australia is producing exciting and talented artists for the world’s listening…
Features Lists News Happy Mag’s top 100 songs of 2016 by Happy Well, here it is. It was a tougher year than ever to pick favourites – we had to limit ourselves…
Lists Happy’s top 100 songs of 2016: 21-30 by Happy [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/283823050?secret_token=s-4DtCc” params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] 30. GL – Hallucinate 29. Pond – Sweep Me Off My Feet 28….
Lists With booking agents, producers and promoters speaking, Australian Music Week is more than an average festival. Here are 10 reasons you need to get on down by Nick Stillman Australian Music Week is around the corner and we’re getting pretty excited. 2016 will be the music summit’s sophomore year…
News PREMIERE: No Tailor, Soldier or Spy needed, TINKER is on the scene with Fill The Field by Shayen de Silva TGIF, right? Toss your textbooks in the fireplace and flip your boss the bird, it’s time for two and a…