Interviews Josh Sampson chats his second single, two EP’s, and favourite Springsteen albums by Happy Producer and singer-songwriter Josh Sampson has done what we’ve all dreamed of doing. He quit his job, turned to music, and released his DIY slice of rock n’ roll. Following…
Interviews “We had everything to prove”: Steve Hackett on Genesis, Springsteen and psychedelia by Riley Fitzgerald When Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins quit Genesis, they became pop stars and media personalities. While this door was no doubt open to Steve Hackett as well, he chose a…
Interviews Thomas Keating chats his new single, Australian music, and covering Springsteen by Happy Back in August, we sauntered upon the rich songwriting abilities of Melbourne-based artist Thomas Keating and his track I’ll Break Your Heart. And well, the track was pretty damn good….
Lists From The Doors to Springsteen, 9 times Jimmy Fallon was a masquerading genius by Katie Busz The Tonight Show has evolved majorly over the years to reflect more of Jimmy Fallon’s unabashed fandom of his celebrity guests than interviewing skills. Already praised for his musical parodies in…
News Ocean Alley Unveil Hypnotic New Single ‘Love Balloon’ – Album Coming Soon by Laura Gordon The Aussie psych-rock faves dive into love’s wild currents with their dreamiest track yet. Live circuit favourites Ocean Alley have just dropped the title track from their upcoming album Love Balloon,…
Music News “You Work For Us:” Neil Young Joins Music’s Rebellion Against Trump Attacks by Laura Gordon Rock legend joins Swift and Springsteen in calling out Trump Neil Young isn’t staying silent as Donald Trump continues targeting artists like Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift. In a fiery…
News Politics President Trump seeks to target Kamala Harris’ celebrity supporters by Alex Cooper When politics and rock ’n’ roll collide, the stakes hit a high note. Donald Trump has demanded a “major investigation” into Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, and Bono, alleging their…
Music Camp Crush on Love, Synth-Pop, and the Creative Fire Behind their Debut LP by Laura Gordon Camp Crush: where marriage meets music Husband-and-wife duo Camp Crush know a thing or two about creative tension—both the romantic and musical kind. The Portland-based synth-pop pair (vocalist Jen Deale…
Books News Patti Smith’s ‘Bread of Angels’ drops on Robert Mapplethorpe’s Birthday by Alex Cooper 50 years later, Patti Smith’s fire still burns Legendary artist Patti Smith has announced her new memoir, Bread of Angels, arriving November 4th—a date that holds deep personal significance, as it would have been the…
Lists Music News The most terrifying songs ever recorded by Laura Gordon The rankings: a descent into musical horror Music doesn’t get more terrifying than this. We’ve ranked music history’s most disturbing songs from unsettling to utterly traumatising, where even the ‘mild’…
Interviews News Frank Turner Drops by Happy Mag to share some folk-punk wisdom by Happy Frank Turner is hot off his latest Australian Tour, which finished up last December. Being one of Folk’s finest, the introspective artist’s popularity grew steadily as his sound evolved. With…
Music News Bluesfest Announce Tom Morello 2025 Headline Sideshow by Cooper Marix-Evans Bluesfest have an absolute monolith of a lineup this year, and they’ve just announced a Headline sideshow for one of their artists Bluesfest has us eating well this year, after…
Music The Bondurants break down their new single ‘No Time To Talk’ by Tom Disalvo What better way for newest The Bondurants member Jenna to get to know her bandmates than to ask them about their single ‘No Time To Talk’? By now, we hope…
