Features ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’: Pink Floyd’s swansong of their madcap leader by Riley Fitzgerald A remarkable constellation of madcap sound, nothing like Pink Floyd’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn had ever been heard before and nor would it ever be again. An immaculate…
News Vinyl Record Store Day 2017: exclusive releases from David Bowie, The War on Drugs and Pink Floyd by Happy Record Store Day has revealed the extensive list of limited edition vinyl, cassettes, and box sets that will be available as part of its 2017 edition taking place on April…
Music Track by Track with Molly Trueman’s Angels & Aliens by Georgina Everdell Molly Trueman’s debut album has sonic and lyrical beauty, and bit by bit tells Trueman’s story of heartbreak and relationships Angels & Aliens is the Montreal-based singer’s first full album,…
Film and TV News Pop Culture ‘Friends’ creator apologises for lack of cast diversity with $4M pledge by Amy Davidson Marta Kauffman, Friends co-creator, says she’s sorry for the show’s lack of diversity, and pledges $4 million to African American studies. In a recent interview with Los Angeles Times, Marta…
News Lynching is now a federal crime in the US, but what are the laws like in Australia? by Daniel Alex After 100 years and 200 failed attempts by the Senate, Joe Biden has finally signed legislation to make lynching a federal crime. After 100 years and 200 failed attempts by…
Books News Happy’s 52 Best New Books of 2021 by Dan Shaw Updated weekly by the fine folk at Happy Mag, these are the absolute best new books that this week has to offer from Australia and around the world!…
Books Happy’s Best New Books (27th June – 3rd July) by Dan Shaw Updated weekly by the fine folk at Happy Mag, these are the absolute best new books that this week has to offer from Australia and around the world!…
Music Damien Johnson shares the nuances of debut album ‘Girl’, track by track by Manning Patston We had the pleasure of chatting to alt-electronic artist Damien Johnson about his emotional and politically charged debut LP, Girl. There’s a lot to digest in this 10-track record from Damien…
News Policewoman who fatally shot Daunte Wright mistook her gun for a taser by Mike Hitch The policewoman who fatally shot Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb mistook her gun for a taser, the Police chief said. 20-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot during a traffic…
News World Black Lives Matter has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Ria Pandey After gaining global momentum during the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement has officially been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Co-founded in 2013 in response to the murder of…
News Politics Biden signs racial equity into the law as part of his presidential promises by Ria Pandey Before taking office, Biden promised that racial justice would be tackled in the first days of his presidency. Now, he’s following through. After dissolving Trump’s 1776 commission – an educational…
Clocked News ‘2020 Game’ is a gorgeous send-off to the year that never should’ve been by Rian Howlett 2020 was a paper bag filled with shit, in flames, on your doorstep. Time to relive it all in a fun-filled browser game format. 2020 Game is something else entirely…
Lists Music These are the 10 best rap songs that were released in 2020 by Manning Patston Based on cultural impact, lyricism, staying power, and aux-chord viability, these are our 10 picks for the best rap songs of 2020. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, lockdown, the Black Lives…
